Article 56NAE 3D reconstruction of Raphael’s face proves he was buried at Pantheon, say experts

3D reconstruction of Raphael’s face proves he was buried at Pantheon, say experts

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Angela Giuffrida in Rome
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Researchers at Rome university compared portraits with a plaster cast of the artist's skull

Italian art experts have created a 3D reconstruction of the face of the Renaissance artist Raphael, which they say proves he was buried at the Pantheon in Rome.

Raffaello Sanzio died in Rome in 1520 at the age of 37, eight days after contracting a fever.

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