Un team di ricercatori brasiliani e designer 3D ha ricostruito il volto di Dante partendo dal teschio e dalla descrizione di Boccaccio (studio peer reviewed)

> Now a new study has revealed what the man himself looked like, using Dante’s skull to digitally recreate the appearance of the literary icon.
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>Brazilian graphics expert Cicero Moraes, the study’s lead author, described why traditional depictions of the poet came up short.
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>He said: ‘Most are based on the information contained in the biography of Dante composed by the writer Boccaccio.
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>’Namely, that he was an individual of medium height, somewhat stooped, with a long face, an aquiline nose and eyes that were more large than small.
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>’However, Boccaccio did not know Dante personally and collected reports from people close to the poet and who lived with him.
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>’All approximations seem to follow Boccaccio’s descriptions, but we seek to do strictly what the bones indicate.’

Okay, il Daily Mail non è il Massimo come fonte ma c’è l’intervista e se poi volete vedere lo studio è qui: [A Aproximação Facial de Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) — documentação OrtogOnLineMag #8](https://ortogonline.com/doc/pt_br/OrtogOnLineMag/8/Dante.html?fbclid=IwAR2ekqbt__dVUpjyqey21f1AA71H21pd-G51FfIu6CKXg2ZjwiM0Sy-3QKA)

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