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550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse | Scientific American
550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/550-years-later-scientists-claim-to-have-solved-what-killed-botticellis-muse/
July 26, 2026
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now, scientists think they’ve solved how she died.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/550-years-later-scientists-claim-to-have-solved-what-killed-botticellis-muse/
July 26, 2026
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now, scientists think they’ve solved how she died.
