We are family: Italian genealogists identify 14 people descended from Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci statue, sculpted by Luigi Pampaloni in 1839. It is located in the Uffizi courtyard in Florence, Italy. Photo: AFP

After researching Leonardo da Vinci's family tree, Italian scientists have identified 14 men who are descended from the artist.

Their work was "a synthesis of decades-long research aimed at reconstructing the complete and up-to-date genealogy of the Da Vinci family, " the scientists wrote in a paper published in Human Evolution, a trade journal.