“I simply found it impossible to believe that the mother of the greatest Italian genius would be a non-Italian slave,” he told me
“I simply found it impossible to believe that the mother of the greatest Italian genius would be a non-Italian slave,” he told me
If I was a historian I too would be skeptical. It's just almost too good to be true as far as someone who historically is often portrayed as a type of hero to humanity due to his artistic and objective contributions. One of the greatest painters in history was also born of a slave mother emancipated by that great and inspiring painter's father? It's even romantic!
No one said it was impossible, just impossible for someone in a field of study to believe outright. Good on them for going out and finding out the truth for themselves. Id say that's what it's all about.
Turing, von Neumann, Erdos, Einstein, and many others came with non-mainstream backgrounds.
The fact that she would have come from so far away, and had such a tale to tell is incredible.