Facial reconstruction of historical figures. The case of Michael the Brave.
Facial reconstruction of historical figures. The case of Michael the Brave.

Summary/Abstract: Post-mortem facial reconstruction is a technique that uses anatomical knowledge of the human skull to flesh out the face of a deceased individual. Forensic artists work with law enforcement to identify victims of crime when skeletonized remains are found. Archaeologists use the same technique to learn what a person who lived and died long before photographs may have looked like. The skull of Michael the Brave (1558-1601), ruler of Romanian principalities in 1600, was photographed around 1918-1920, and the Manchester three-dimensional data were used for peg anthropological analysis. Based on these new technologies, a physical model of the skull was obtained and used for facial reconstruction according to forensic art methods. Finally, the reconstructed face was compared with contemporary portraits of Michael theBrave (like Aegidus Sadeler or Domenicos Custos portraits).

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