Mozart's true face is revealed for the first time in 230 YEARS

[NJCher]

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In 1962, musicologist Alfred Einstein wrote: 'No earthly remains of Mozart survived save a few wretched portraits, no two of which are alike.'

But now the face of the famous classical musician may be revealed at last, after a skull attributed to him was used to rebuild his likeness.

Cicero Moraes, an expert in the field of forensic facial reconstructions, said he learned of the skull by sheer luck while engaged in another project.

He said: 'Our team has been working for over a decade on facial approximations, occasionally helping police forensic teams and constantly reconstructing historical figures.

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Link to more.

[louis-t]

1. That doesn't look like Tom Hulce at all.

[NJCher]

4. Tom

[wryter2000]

7. I almost didn't watch the movie

Because he looked so stupid in that wig.

[NJCher]

10. I've read some bios

and apparently he had a somewhat silly personality. Well, not even somewhat. Giggly and kinda' goofy. Not what we would like to think of in a great composer. I always thought that was why he was portrayed this way in some movies and documentaries.

[NJCher]

2. Mozart portrait

[Ocelot II]

5. Painted 28 years after his death, probably not very accurate.

[wryter2000]

6. That's the one I'm most familiar with

It's similar to the OP.

[wryter2000]

3. I wonder

How they attributed a skull as his. He was thrown into a paper's grave with other folks, wasn't he?

[NJCher]

9. the story tells

exactly how they did it. Really interesting. Check link.

[John1956PA]

11. He was buried in a commoner 's grave.

No markers were used for commoners' graves (at least not usually). After ten years or more, a decedent's grave would be dug up and the bones removed. The plot could then be reused to bury another body.

[NJCher]

8. this sculpture is close to the reconstruction

at least I think so.

[Marcuse]

12. Moe who?