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Video: Three near-invisible drawings discovered on back of Da Vinci masterpiece
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| December 19, 2008
Posted on 12/19/2008 12:52:51 PM PST by JoeProBono
The mystery is set in the Louvre and the clues are hidden behind a 16th-century masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. Remind you of anything? Lovers of Dan Brown novels will be salivating at the discovery of three previously unknown drawings on the back of one of Leonardos major works. A curator spotted the sketches on the back of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne when it was taken down in September for restoration.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: davinci; godsgravesglyphs
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posted on
12/19/2008 12:55:25 PM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: JoeProBono
So where’s the treasure? And will Nicolas Cage lead the crew?
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posted on
12/19/2008 12:56:37 PM PST
by
wastedyears
("Life's tough... It's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne)
To: JoeProBono
A horses head, a skull, and baby Jesus. Sounds like the start of “Godfather 4”
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12/19/2008 12:58:58 PM PST
by
BlueStateBlues
(Blue State for business, Red State at heart..)
To: BlueStateBlues
Dr. Who wrote “this is a fake” on the back of them. Remember?
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posted on
12/19/2008 1:05:24 PM PST
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massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: JoeProBono; mikrofon; martin_fierro
To: shibumi
“Happy little symmy-trees” ping
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posted on
12/19/2008 1:35:53 PM PST
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Salamander
(Cursed with Second Sight.)
To: JoeProBono
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12/19/2008 1:36:20 PM PST
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Daffynition
("Beauty is in the sty of the beholder." ~ Joe 6-pack)
To: wastedyears
Yes Nick will lead the search. the rumored hidding place is Papa Jesus’s Pizza Parlor on the slopes of Mt. Etna!
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12/19/2008 2:07:49 PM PST
by
Young Werther
(Julius Caesar (Quae Cum Ita Sunt. Since these things are so.))
To: JoeProBono
Wow! What’s with the ladies’ feet? Those aren’t toes, they’re foot-fingers.
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12/19/2008 3:34:12 PM PST
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flowerplough
("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
To: Charles Henrickson
Man, we had fun watching that guy back in college.
To: flowerplough
"Wow! Whats with the ladies feet? Those arent toes, theyre foot-fingers."
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12/19/2008 5:20:02 PM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: Daffynition
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12/19/2008 8:04:15 PM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/20/2008 12:26:29 AM PST
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Daffynition
("Beauty is in the sty of the beholder." ~ Joe 6-pack)
To: Daffynition
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12/20/2008 6:31:52 AM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: Daffynition
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12/20/2008 6:31:52 AM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: JoeProBono
....”he may have used the back of the canvas to practice on..
Of course he used the back to practice on! If the paint could be lifted off all of his masterpieces you would most likely find failed paintings or practice drawings. Good grief, it's not like he could get on the Internet, order supplies and have UPS deliver them to his front door. The only surprise here is that no one noticed these drawings before.
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12/20/2008 6:41:33 AM PST
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Ditter
To: Ditter
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12/20/2008 6:52:52 AM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: JoeProBono
Yep, wipe that sucker off and try again! I do it all the time. ;9)
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12/20/2008 6:56:43 AM PST
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Ditter
To: SunkenCiv
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12/20/2008 7:27:29 AM PST
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BBell
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