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This image was one of two paintings (the other being the 'Mona Lisa') Leonardo kept in his posession until the day he died. Some have speculated these were portraits of his chldren, others that they were self-portraits or images of lovers.
Compare this image with Bacchus/John the Baptist in the Wilderness and the sketch of Gabriel titled "Angel in the Flesh."
Next> John the Baptist in the Wilderness/Bacchus
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Vinci Code Study Guide
The Western, or Esoteric Kabbalah was created and utilized by Western magicians and Hermetic students for hundreds of years, and is a spiritual tradition in its own right. - The
Quest for the Holy Grail
The Arthurian quest for the Holy Grail has important symbolic meaning in the western Hermetic tradition. - Hermetic
Tradition
Named after Hermes Trismigestus, the Greek moniker of the Egyptian God Tehuti, alleged author of hundreds of mystical tractates, the Hermetic tradition is an eclectic spiritual tradition that is the father of medieval alchemy, magical/mystical orders, and many other aspects of the western mystery tradition.
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