Study finds Raphael may have tweaked his selfie
Even Renaissance masters had insecurities
Source: Rome University
according to new research
Location: Rome, Italy
Scientists produced a 3D reconstruction
of the painter Raphael's face
from a plaster cast of his presumed skull
and have concluded that the notorious perfectionist
may have given himself a nose job
in his famous self-portrait
Experts reconstructed his face with techniques
such as tissue layering
based on reference points on the skull
which revealed a more prominent nose
than the one featured in his self-portrait