magicbubblepipe: Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (better known as Farinelli) was castrated a

magicbubblepipe:

Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (better known as Farinelli) was castrated at the age of 12 in order to preserve his pure and beautiful singing voice. Castrati were at the height of popularity during his lifetime, and Farinelli was the most famous opera singer of the 18th century. 

Using inferences drawn from the paintings and busts that exist of him, along with the more recent discoveries made after exhuming his bones, I’ve made something of a facial reconstruction. 

Giving new life to ancient faces is really satisfying and interesting to me, so this may eventually become a series. <3 

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