is it true that the painting of monoliza is really leonardo da vinnci in drag?
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I believe the story went something like this... Leonardo Da Vinnci began making a self portrait, and then didn't like the way it turned out, therefore he put several different layers over the features to change it until it was a piece of art that he felt he could display.  Whether this is true or not, I can not say, but I remember hearing there were MANY layers found within the picture from the original it had intended to be.
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check the pic for yourself and see\n\nhttp://www.absoluteanime.com/image.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.absoluteanime.com%2Fparanoia_agent%2Fslugger.jpg&w=128&h=128&title=Lil%27Slugger%20%28Paranoia%20Agent%29
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first of all, mona lisa is a female.  she's smiling because it was a portrait.  don't you smile when someone takes a photo of you?  leonardo da vinci was commissioned to paint a portrait of the wife of wealthy merchant francesco del giocondo's wife, lisa gherardini.  this is the woman who is depicted in the painting.\ni can't think of a better answer than that.  perhaps leonardo was making a funny face.
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Oh wow.....I love that painting. Is it a painting? If so it was done very very well......
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The story is not true but many aspects of the book are true. There is an Opus Dei, there is a gospel of Phillip and Mary Magdalene, and a few others, almost certain Mary was not a prostitute but a disciple of Jesus, there is a Rose Line, and according to wikipedia, the Council of Nicaea DID convene to determine if Jesus was God, but the Priory of Sion was shown to be a hoax, and pretty sure Mary Magdalene is not buried at the entrance to the Louvre. It is very probably that Jesus, being a normal Jewish man, would've been married, however, there's really no way to know whether or not Jesus had a child. So believe what you will, just know that the Catholic Church has a remarkable tendency to hide the truth to suit its own needs.
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da vinci code is a novel written by the famous author dan brown. he states in his book that jesus was married to mary magdalene and their bloodline is still existing in the world. he also states that the holy grail is not a cup but was the code name of mary magdalene. the most important theme of the book is the most famous artist(all-rounder infact!)leonardo da vinci has shown this in most of his paintings including "the last supper".though it is work of fiction, many christian communities are against this bcoz according 2 them it is blasphemous.but the book is really good.sorry for the looooong explanation though.bye!
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leonardo de vici i read the book  10 points plz i swear its right
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News flash:  The last supper is not a photograph.  It was painted 1500 years after the event.  If it tells us anything at all, it tells us about what DaVinci believed but it does not tell us that his beliefs were correct.  Furthermore, the notion that he planted clues to his beliefs seems rather far-fetched to me.
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Devinci Code is a story by Dan Brown that is based on old gnostic beliefs that Jesus was married to Mary Magdelin and they had children.  It is a quest for the Holy Grail.  Not the cup that everyone thinks of but the Holy blood line of Jesus Christ.  The story believes that the midevil crusaders called the Knights Templar found evidence of this detail and have been blackmailing the Catholic Chuch ever since.  According to the story the secret has been guarded by the Priore of Scion, a secret society once headed by Leonardo DeVinci.  Although this story has been around for hundreds of years there is to date no credible historical or archeological evidence that back up this theory.  But don't let that get you down.  I am a Catholic and I found the story a terrific read and well worth the time, even if I don't believe a word of it.
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No, Leonardo DaVinci was a man.\n\nMost scholars believe he was homosexual. The Mona Lisa being a self portrait - as you stated.
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"The Mona Lisa (Italian, Spanish: La Gioconda; French: La Joconde), is an oil painting on poplar wood by the famous Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci and is perhaps the most famous painting in art history; few other works of art are as romanticized, celebrated, or reproduced. It is owned by the French government and hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris.\n\nThe painting shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is often described as an "enigmatic smile"."\n\nCheck the source for more information.
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It is all open to conjecture. Some of the characters or events are actual historical persons/events e.g. Mary Magdalene did exist..whether she was indeed the "wife" of Jesus is open to debate...the Knight's Templar did exist..whether they were privy to "the great secret of Jesus's marriage and blood descendants" is another story...same goes for Leonardo da Vinci. Dan Brown does not make claim that any of these events are in fact true; they are loosely based on historical facts. Archaeology and in deed biblical history/archaeology has a hard time reconciling events in the bible to factual historical accounts. This is because the bible was borne out of oral traditions. There is little that is "eye witness testimony". It is however safe to say that christian beliefs, rituals and practices are an amalgamation of other religious traditions since nothing is born in a vacuum.
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NO it is not real, if you watched the fake preview, these are all scenes from Leonardo's movies ( Catch me if you can, and Romeo and Juliette and many more)
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If you're talking about Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, I'm pretty sure Judas spilled the salt.
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It is neither true or false because, your question cannot be applied to the fictional work -- the "DaVinci Code".  Even though, the story does contain theories taken from historical researches (or as some people claim, by stealing from other authors), as a FICTION the "DaVinci Code" cannot be view as a source of actual historical accounts and mystery source.\n\nBasically, it is just a story made-up by the author.  If shall you be really that interested into the so-called "heretical" legends, I suggest you study nonfictional sources.
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Look up ' The Notebooks Of Leonardo Da Vinci ' under ' War '. Any library has it in it's referrence art collection.
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At the age of 15 Leonardo had already mastered skills in the fine arts and the young man was sent to Florence to work as an apprentice in the renowned workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio. \n\nLeonardo worked with del Verrocchio until 1477, during which time del Verrocchio had been commissioned for a painting that would be The Baptism of Christ, and the painter had Leonardo aid him with the work by having his pupil paint the kneeling angel in the painting. Leonardo's angel was so outstanding that it shadowed del Verrocchio's portion of the work, and Leonardo is quoted to have later stated that "poor is a pupil that does not surpass his master." It is also said that Andrea del Verrocchio gave up his career as a painter, having suffered such humiliation by being out-painted by his own student.