If you're still with us after that rather complex musical lesson, let's get down to the gritty stuff and the reason why you're here. The technology that went into this particular facial reconstruction was almost beyond belief. It doesn't get much more realistic than that, but did he look anything like his portrait suggested?
By this point in the list it's becoming evident that portrait artists really weren't all too kind to their subjects. JS Bach was often depicted as either mean or a little gone behind the eyes, which is so far from the truth. JS Bach's facial reconstruction didn't just remain on screen - his face was restored by a Scottish anthropologist who kindly put together a video for us all to view and get lost in the tender wonderment of her artistic skill.