Famous Figures In History And What They Actually Looked Like

Published on 03/10/2020
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Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria and died on December 5th, 1791 in Vienna. Mozart was an extremely talented and influential composer during the classical era. He first showed promise as a composer at a young age, an expert on both the violin and keyboard. At only 5 years old, Mozart composed and performed for European royalty. During his career, Mozart composed over 600 works, symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic and choral music. He is extremely popular to this day, his influence on Western music extraordinary.

Mozart

Mozart

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What Mozart Really Looked Like

After his untimely death, Mozart’s skull was uncovered. The facial reconstruction of the said composer is on the basis of his conserved head by Pierre-François. Mozart is easily identifiable thanks to the poor bone rim protection of his eyes, lending a feminine look. He had prominent cheekbones and a rather short head. His blue eyes and white hairstyle are also brilliantly executed in this replica.

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What Mozart Really Looked Like

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