Posted on 07/30/2007 2:22:56 PM PDT by blam
Da Vinci's Last Supper: New conspiracy theory
By Matthew Moore
Last Updated: 9:35am BST 30/07/2007
It is a conspiracy theory worthy of a Dan Brown novel.
The composite version of the Last Supper, created by superimposing the original with its mirror image
New claims that Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper contains a hidden image of a woman holding a child are provoking a storm of interest on the internet.
The figure allegedly appears when the 15th Century mural painting is superimposed with its mirror image, and both are made partially transparent.
The 'woman' leans across the group in Christ's direction...
According to Slavisa Pesci, an Italian amateur scholar, the resulting composite picture shows a figure clutching what appears to be a young child.
More cynical observers may conclude that the double-image is far too blurry and faded to draw such conclusions.
Mr Pesci, who revealed his "findings" last week, chose not to speculate on who the child could be, but internet conspiracy theorists have been quick to point out similarities to the plot of the bestseller The Da Vinci Code, in which Jesus married his follower, Mary Magdelene.
Leonardo da Vinci websites received millions of hits within hours of Mr Pesci's announcement, and at least four - www.leonardodavinci.tv, www.codicedavinci.tv, www.cenacolo.biz and www.leonardo2007.com - were still down this morning due to the weight of traffic.
Mr Pesci also claims that the superimposed image shows a goblet in front of Jesus Christ - perhaps a depiction of his blessing of bread and wine - and transforms two of the people sitting at the table into knights.
... while on the other side two guests appear as knights
"I came across it by accident, from some of the details you can infer that we are not talking about chance but about a precise calculation," he said.
The Last Supper, one of the most famous and valuable paintings in the world, depicts the meal shortly before Christ's death when he announced to his disciples that one of them would betray him.
The long-haired figure who appears as a woman in Mr Pesci's double image is Philip, the figure wearing orange, third on Christ's left in the original.
The basis of The Da Vinci Code is that the feminine figure on Christ's immediate right was actually Mary Magdelene, not John as most scholars believe.
Maybe canvas was at a premium and he used a sheet more than once. The other thing that Da Vinci hoaxers overlook is that Da Vinci wasn’t at the Last Supper. All those people in the painting are Italian models.
And even if everyone did, it’s still worthless. Leo wasn’t present for the Last Supper. And photography didn’t exist. There’s no documentation in the painting. It’s like t*ts on a boar hog. Pointless. I can’t believe this keeps coming up. It offers the same “proof” as a grilled cheese sandwich on ebay.
And superimposed Jesus has 3 eyes and 2 noses which means...?
Yes, we see it all ~ the cannibalism represented in the Communion ~ more conspiracies, more conspiracies!!!!!
I’m serious.
LOL. Thanks, Red!
OK then, how do you explain what appears to be the remarkable likeness of Mr. Bill that is burned into the toast at Jesus’ right hand?
There's obviously no answer to that because one can't prove a negative. But there will always be some idiots who jump on any bandwagon to prove speculation about Christ that has no foundation in reality.
If one wants to understand Christ one has to read the Bible. Period!
The one on the extreme left of the picture is a pothead!
And if I remember my Sunday school right, why were they sitting?
If you stare at the center of this superimposed image and let your eyes unfocus, you can see pink dots turn into green dots around Jesus’ halo.
Not a canvas. Painted on a wall. Look up a history of the mural and numerous attempts at restoration, very interesting. A case could be made that non of DaVinci’s original faces remain.
BTW, the article is soooo much hogwash.
I think I see Kevin Bacon in there too!
Just file this one away along with the theory of evolution and the flat earth theory so they’ll all be located in one place for folks that like this kind of fiction.
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