In the last few years, scientists have been able to recreate the faces of humans of that era on the basis of skulls found in old graves. When the face of a person from a special and famous grave is recreated, it also makes headlines. One such discussion is going on about the greatest musician in history. After recreating the face of this musician named Johann Sebastian Bach, there was a controversy over whether it was actually his face or not. Some evidence found in this case has again brought the controversy into the headlines.
It is being told that the controversial claim of the musician’s skeleton may actually be authentic. This has come to light after scientists reconstructed his face from the skull, in which a surprising similarity has come to light.
Although Bach was respected by his contemporaries, he was not famous during his lifetime and was buried in an unmarked grave in Leipzig, Germany in 1750. His fame skyrocketed after his death, and he is now revered as perhaps the greatest composer of all time.
While a 2009 study concluded it was “unlikely” to belong to the composer, scientists have now used the skull to reconstruct the skeleton’s face. And it turned out it “closely matches” a portrait of Bach painted during his lifetime.
Johann Sebastian Bach gained fame for his music in the world after his death. (Symbolic picture: Wikimedia Commons)
“I never expect a great deal of compatibility between a painting and a conjecture,” said Cícero Moraes, lead author of the new study. “It could just be a coincidence, we will only be able to be sure with additional data such as DNA testing. For now, what we do know is that the skull has features that resemble the painting attributed to Bach.”
But Moraes believes that authenticity is achieved only by identification by analyzing DNA or dental arches etc. In such a situation, the new indications cannot be final proof, but the controversy has once again become a topic of discussion.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 4, 2024, 11:49 IST
