Death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli's muse, solved 550 years later

Researchers have reportedly identified the cause of Simonetta Vespucci's death, the model for *The Birth of Venus*.

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A historical and medical analysis suggests tuberculosis as the likely cause.

This discovery sheds light on an artistic and medical mystery from the Renaissance.

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