, ▁b ones ▁were ▁discovered ▁beneath ▁the ▁p aving ▁of ▁Santa ▁Re par ata ▁at ▁a ▁spot ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁location ▁given ▁by ▁Vas ari ▁but ▁un mark ed ▁on ▁either ▁level . ▁For ens ic ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁b ones ▁by ▁anth rop ologist ▁Francesco ▁Mal leg ni ▁and ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁exper ts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁brought ▁to ▁light ▁some ▁evidence ▁that ▁seemed ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁a ▁painter , ▁particularly ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁chemical s , ▁including ▁ar sen ic ▁and ▁lead , ▁both ▁commonly ▁found ▁in ▁paint , ▁which ▁the ▁b ones ▁had ▁absor bed . ▁The ▁b ones ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁man , ▁little ▁over ▁four ▁feet ▁tall , ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁con gen ital ▁d war f ism . ▁That ▁supports ▁a ▁tradition ▁at ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cro ce ▁that ▁a ▁d war f ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fres co es ▁is ▁a ▁self - port rait ▁of ▁Gi otto . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁a ▁man ▁we aring ▁a ▁white ▁hat ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Last ▁Jud g ement ▁at ▁Pad ua ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁Gi otto . ▁The ▁appearance ▁of ▁this ▁man ▁conflicts ▁with ▁the ▁image ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cro ce , ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁stat ure . ▁ ▁For ens ic ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁ske leton ▁at ▁Santa ▁Re per ata ▁showed ▁a ▁short ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁head