The numbers and letters are not visible to the human eye but have to be viewed under a microscope
Posted on 12/12/2010 10:14:30 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Art historians are probing a real life Da Vinci Code style mystery after discovering tiny numbers and letters painted into the eyes of the artist's enigmatic Mona Lisa painting.
The numbers and letters are not visible to the human eye but have to be viewed under a microscope
Leonardo Da Vinci's 500-year-old Renaissance masterpiece has long been steeped in mystery, and even today the true identity of the woman with the alluring smile still far from certain.
Now members of Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage have revealed that by magnifying high resolution images of the Mona Lisa's eyes letters and numbers can be seen.
"To the naked the symbols are not visible but with a magnifying glass they can clearly be seen," said Silvano Vinceti, president of the Committee.
In the right eye appear to be the letters LV which could well stand for his name Leonardo Da Vinci while in the left eye there are also symbols but they are not as defined.
He said: "It is very difficult to make them out clearly but they appear to be the letters CE or it could be the letter B - you have to remember the picture is almost 500 years old so it is not as sharp and clear as when first painted.
"While in the arch of the bridge in the background the number 72 can be seen, or it could be an L and the number 2."
The painting also featured in the Dan Brown blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, which was turned into a 2006 film starring Tom Hanks. His character interprets secret messages hidden in Mona Lisa and Da Vinci's other works, including The Last Supper.
Mr Vinceti, who has travelled to Paris to examine the painting in the Louvre
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Well, I told him right then
(Fido said)
It should be easy to see
The crux of the biscuit
Is the Apostrophe(')
Boy, and I thought that crap movie was the end of the stupid Mona Lisa nonsense.
“I, Leonardo, owe Tony the Bull $25”
. . .would that they would find the letters, 'LOL'. . .
“Remember to drink your Ovaltine!”
the number 72 can be seen
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Is she one of the 72 virgins the muzzies are always screaming about?
limited edition no 2...
Here’s one for the conspiracy buffs: Maybe it’s not the REAL Mona Lisa.
Further into the article.
Mr Vinceti is part of the group asking French authorities for permission to exhume Da Vinci’s remains from his tomb at Amboise Castle in the Loire Valley.
They want to see if the artist’s skull is there so that they can try and recreate his face and establish if the Mona Lisa is a self portrait of the artist, as many people believe.
Some historians believe that Da Vinci was homosexual and that his love of riddles led him to paint himself as a woman.
It’s the chicks phone number
Nice
lol....
I wouldn’t find this too hard to believe - I’ve never thought the Mona Lisa looked like a woman
O had never really noticed before but it looks like she has no eye brows.
EXCELLENT!.....................
"To the naked the symbols are not visible but with a magnifying glass they can clearly be seen," said Silvano Vinceti, president of the Committee.
So Leonardo Da Vinci apparently painted the Mona Lisa with a Laser Brush.
Too bad he did think about using that Laser for Lasik Eye Surgery.
Then he coulda been somebody really famous.
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The giveaway was in what they 'found'. L V C E B All the straight 'cracks' form L's and V's. All the circular cracks form C's, E's and B's.
Looking at the skin on the face, I see a COUNTY map of the entire UNITED STATES.
Why do I suspect the only numbers anywhere associated with this will have to do with a 7 figure grant proposition?
I knew it! About 42 years go, in PLAYBOY magazine, tucked between two articles I was reading, was a cartoon showing an art restorer working on the Mona Lisa. The caption reads... “Professor, would you come and look at this underpainting!”
He uncovers a Paint by Numbers underpainting on it.
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