renaissance
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Revised Family Tree Identifies 14 Living Relatives of Leonardo Da Vinci
An extensive reworking of the family tree of Leonardo da Vinci connects an unbroken male line that extends from the artist’s grandfather to 14 living descendants — a 690-year span that encompasses 21 generations.
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Hilarious Photographs Recreate Renaissance Paintings With Junk Food
These pictures by photographer Rebecca Rütten made me laugh so much because she re-created Renaissance-era poses and still life paintings with people today and a whole lot of junk food. It’s a wonderful commentary on our culture and is pretty much what the Renaissance would look like, if it happened in 2015.