This only works id Da Vinci’s father is actually the man his mother said was the father.
If there is no match, we simply won’t know if it’s not his bones or not his putative father.
Quite often gay men have issues with their mother. While Leonardo’s wealthy father may not have responded well to a women of his own class, he may have been quite comfortable with a peasant woman who was very unlike his mother. The fact her name is known is probably significant.
“AI Overview
==Yes, Leonardo da Vinci received significant acknowledgment and support from his putative father, Ser Piero da Vinci, a wealthy Florentine legal notary. Although Leonardo was born out of wedlock (illegitimate) to a peasant woman named Caterina, Ser Piero acknowledged paternity and took steps to foster Leonardo’s early career.
Here are the key ways Ser Piero acknowledged his son:
—Recognition of Paternity: Ser Piero legally recognized Leonardo as his son, as evidenced by 1457 tax returns filed by Leonardo’s grandfather, Antonio da Vinci, which listed the child as “born of him [Piero] and Caterina”.
—Upbringing: After infancy, Leonardo was raised in his father’s household in Vinci, where he had access to scholarly texts and education in reading, writing, and arithmetic.
—Apprenticeship: Recognizing his artistic talent, Ser Piero arranged for Leonardo’s apprenticeship with the renowned artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence around 1466, when Leonardo was about 14 years old.
—Support of Early Work: According to biographer Giorgio Vasari, Ser Piero took some of Leonardo’s early drawings to his friend Verrocchio to facilitate the apprenticeship.
—Support for Early Art Sales: Ser Piero sold some of his son’s early work (such as a decorated round wooden shield) to an art dealer in Florence.
==While Leonardo was excluded from following his father’s profession as a notary or inheriting much of his wealth due to his illegitimate status, Ser Piero provided him with the initial stability and professional connections needed for his training.