Brazilian designer restores the appearance of people who lived centuries ago (11 photos)

Morais takes on both world-famous people and rather local figures, which is why his portfolio contains many unobvious and well-worn names.





Famous Brazilian graphic designer Cicero Morais specializes in facial reconstruction for scientific purposes. His new works often appear in the media as he recreates the appearance of historical figures who lived many centuries ago, relying not only on literary sources where contemporaries described them in words, but also on the remains that museums and scientists provide him.

Nicolaus Copernicus



Ivan groznyj





The designer used data collected during excavations of the grave of the Grand Duke of All Rus' by scientist Mikhail Gerasimov.

Ramesses II



Amenhotep III



In the case of the Egyptian pharaohs, restoration of their appearance is always simplified by mummification, which is why their remains have survived to this day in fairly good condition.

Dante Alighieri



Mary Magdalene



Ruler of Sipan



The burial of an unknown ruler was discovered in Peru in 1987. The discovery is surprising, as this is a rare burial from the 3rd century that was not looted. But inside, in addition to the ruler himself and eight other people (apparently relatives and servants), about 400 jewelry were found, including those that made up his luxurious clothes.

Francesco Petrarca



Sophocles



"Vampire" from the city of Celakowice



In the 1990s, in the Czech city of Celakovice, a burial of fourteen skeletons dating from the 10th-11th centuries was found, which looked extremely strange. All the skeletons belonged to tall men 20-40 years old, their skulls were separated from their bodies, and their mouths were missing fangs. Wooden stakes were also found in the chest area of ​​the buried people. It all looked like the grave of dead vampires. The study of the remains, of course, confirmed that all those buried were ordinary people. Apparently, they were suspected of vampirism because of their appearance or some other signs. The harsh Middle Ages.