Real-Life 'DaVinci Code' Found on Back of Masterpiece

Fox News ^ | Dec 18th, 2008

[TaraP]

It is the discovery of three almost invisible drawings on the back of Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin and Child With Saint Anne in the Louvre museum in Paris that has the French art world screaming "Sacre bleu!" Reminiscent of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, the mysterious sketches were found by experts looking into restoring the sixteenth-century masterpiece. They were detected when a curator noticed that some of the gray marks behind Virgin and Child With Saint Anne resembled a horse's head. An infrared photo confirmed his suspicion and revealed two other sketches: a human skull and the infant Jesus with a Lamb. Experts say Da Vinci had a habit of sketching on whatever was at hand, and might have used the planks of wood he used to form the backing for the work.

[TaraP]

[Publius]

Coming soon from Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Skull.

[2banana]

It says................”Get a life”

[mnehring]

This isn’t unusual. They didn’t exactly have a Hobby Lobby down the street to run and get new canvas. They reused and painted over other paintings or sketches often.

[brytlea]

Come on, you cannot ruin this! I’m certain there’s a decent conspiracy theory (not to mention book and movie!) in there!! ;)

[netmilsmom]

Shhhhh. Don’t ruin a perfectly good conspiracy with fact. ;).

[mnehring]

Canvas makers needed but didn’t get a bailout?

[Vermont Lt]

And the translation just came out....

Bread, milk (skim, yuck), eggs, something chocolate,......”

[netmilsmom]

>>Bread, milk (skim, yuck), eggs, something chocolate,......”<<

LOL!!!

[brytlea]

LOL

[OneWingedShark]

>Canvas makers needed but didn’t get a bailout?

Looks that way.

[retrokitten]

I was going to say the same thing. Picasso’s, “The Old Guitarist” has a very obvious face underneath it.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Real-Life ‘DaVinci Code’ Found on Back of Masterpiece

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I guess saying with honesty:
“Real-Life ‘DaVinci Sketch’ Found on Back of Masterpiece”
just wouldn’t sell as many ads.

[norton]

I thought there was a can of sauerkraut in there as well.

Have to find my copy of "Canticle..."

[TexGuy]

... They reused and painted over other paintings or sketches often.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER Da Vinci PAINTING! Its proof positive that aliens exist.

[freekitty]

LOL Yeah, so they can make a new movie to scan the public with.

[freekitty]

Sorry, I meant scam the public.

[Right Wing Assault]

Oh, no! Here comes Brown with another sucky anti-Catholic novel.

I read the thing the day it hit the library before anyone read it and thought it was so-so. A few months later it was going crazy. Never understood that. Media hype, I guess.

[TC Rider]

An infrared photo confirmed his suspicion and revealed two other sketches: a human skull and the infant Jesus with a Lamb.

OMG, he was trying to warn us about Caylee Anthony!