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The true face of Beethoven? Not again…

The true face of Beethoven? Not again…

The Telegraph presents what it claims to be ‘the true face of Ludwig van Beethoven’, reimagined by a Brazilian scholar.

Scientists created the first-ever 3D reconstruction of the treasured composer’s head by analysing his skull, which may have confirmed long-running depictions of him as an unsmiling man with an unkempt appearance.

According to the new model, he had an icy stare, with dark green eyes and wavy, grey, thinning hair…

Oh, yeah?

Read Why Beethoven.

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