To: CobaltBlue
One thing I learned which I thought was very interesting. Take a look at the recently restored "Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci. The figure on His right clearly is a woman, and if you take her out of the count, there are only 11 disciples in the painting. Then in the group of disciples on your left of the painting, Jesus's right, floating in the middle is a disembodied hand holding a knife. Weird.Not to be a party pooper, but that's no woman--it's the Apostle John, who was traditionally portrayed as a youth. And that "disembodied hand" belongs to the guy in pink. No knife, either.
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11/03/2003 12:14:09 PM PST by
Bohemund
To: Bohemund
If you look closely at the restored photo, the woman actually has breasts.
As for the disembodied hand, do a google search. All the art historians mention it.
If you have a print of the second version, or if you have a print of the original version prior to restoration, it's different.
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