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Templars in the "Last Supper?"

Monday July 30, 2007
There's a new twist in the Da Vinci Code conspiracy theory hunt, at lerast as far as the media is concerned. Italian artist Slavisa Pesci is stirring up a new frenzy by questioning whether the geometry obsessed artist hid some heretical images in the Last supper, which are (of course) only visible when the image is mirrored on itself. Odd images include what appear to be a pair of Templar knights, and a female figure holding a baby. As hidden image theories go, this one is possibly worth a look.

If you're looking for some theorizing with a little more meat on it, you could do worse than Moonstonejonz' treatise on our favorite hermetic lady:The Mona Lisa, Freemasonry, and the Sigil of Saturn

See also:

A Different Da Vinci Code

The Hidden Church of the Holy Graal

Comments

August 1, 2007 at 8:56 am
(1) Michael W. Domoretsky says:

My Response to article, sent in 7/29/07
Secret image ‘found’ in Last Supper
Madonna, Templar hidden in masterpiece, says expert.
Pesci Slavisa has indeed found one of the many of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Pictures Within Picture, outside the box, outside the frame”, or did he? Question the process he used to find these images and then question his process used to duplicate the mirror images, afterward question Mr. Slavisa again, then in which take a good look at the original invention by Leonardo da Vinci, the perpendicular reverse mirror image process and the optical illusion, researched, discovered and documented in “2005”, in his various paintings, originally discovered by Mr. Michael W. Domoretsy and “The daVinci project in 2005”. We congratulate Mr. Slavisa on independently duplicating something, but surely it was not Leonardo’s thought process or intention. Yes, for the first time in five hundred years after Leonardo’s lifetime I invite you to the viewing Mr. Domoretsky’s “ discoveries of the perpendicular reverse mirror image process and the optical illusion process Leonardo invented. Only then one will surely see the “true code.” We welcome independent corroboration and recognition of the mirror imaging process, discovered in “2005 by Domoretsky and the project. Now come and see the true code encrypted in Leonard’s masterpieces. You be the judge. The links to the perpendicular reverse mirror imaging process, invented by Leonardo da Vinci and discovered by
Michael W. Domoretsky in 2005, The True Code!
http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/Mona.html
http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/thechild.html
http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/Chalice.html
As usual, as is our experience repeated time and time again, renowned art critics and professed art experts, such Vittorio Scarbi and many others, base their opinions on accepted art world and art education precepts looking at DaVinci’s works as artists not scientists, inventors and very likely a member of the Mason’s guild (though unproven). Few if any of these “accepted” experts have read his notes in detail or studied the man himself and thus fail to understand and make the connection that he worked outside the box. DaVinci was known to have used mirrors extensively in his writings. It is therefore highly likely and to be expected that he would do something similar in his paintings if he sought to hide ideas, concepts or opinions.
We submit that only someone “as ignorant as a goat” could fail even to consider that a man of DaVinci’s genius and propensity for innovation might possibly think and communicate outside the box, with hidden images, or hide his, what might possibly be considered, heretic or dangerous free thinking ideas by encrypting them in his works of art.
As always it is difficult to persuade experts professing established thought in any field to consider new, alternate or previously UN accepted ideas…. But then the experts thought the world was flat for centuries…
The da Vinci Project
Managing Director, Michael W. Domoretsky / Director: M. Graham Noll
http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/index.html
Contact: http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/contact.html

August 3, 2007 at 4:26 pm
(2) Michelle says:

Great comment, Michael.

I absolutely believe daVinci could and would do something like this, and be highly delighed he had fooled everyone!

He was also probably hoping someone had figured it out and come forth to say so. I’m sure that would have delighted him even more.

August 4, 2007 at 12:02 am
(3) Derek Bair says:

I have had the Last Supper Discovery in my book for a year now. You can read it on my site itsjustlife.com and more on my blog derekbair.blogspot.com This is just one of the many discovories I have in my book! Check it out!

August 6, 2007 at 8:24 am
(4) Michael W. Domoretsky says:

New da Vinci Invention Surfaces, Michael W. Domoretsky’s Discovery,” The Perpendicular Reverse Mirror Image” And Optical Illusion/Bending Of Light, Seems To Have Weight, Very Much Weight, On A Newly Discovered Leonardo da Vinci Invention, That Sparks New Theory’s On Encrypted Images Discovered Within Masterpieces By Domoretsky.
”Leonardo da Vinci” As usual, as is our experience, repeated time and time again, renowned art critics and professed art experts, such as Vittorio Scarbi and many others, base their opinions on accepted art world and art education precepts looking at daVinci’s works as artists not scientists or inventor. We on the other hand think you will be quite intrigued and fascinated with the reverse perpendicular mirror image process and the bending of light / optical illusion, that Leonardo was quite familiar with, invented, and more likely as we have discovered, practiced in perfecting this process within his masterpieces.
As always it is difficult to persuade experts professing established thought in any field to consider new, alternate or previously UN accepted ideas. But then the experts thought the world was flat for centuries. Links to the processes discovered.
We welcome comments by interested parties and will post appropriate.
http://www.lionardofromvinci.com 2005~2007
Advance and the Secret of the Mona Lisa, article by: ThothWeb, http://www.thothweb.com/article-4011–0-0.html Mirror image, http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/mirrorimage.html
The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the infant St. John, mirror image, http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/Mona.htmlContact, http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/contact.html
The da Vinci Project
Managing Director, Michael W. Domoretsky
Director: M. Graham Noll

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