"Man
must be regarded and not otherwise esteemed than as the
object in front of a mirror, when compared with its image
seen in the mirror. For the first is something in itself,
and the other nothingness.~ Leonardo Da Vinci
The
Mona Lisa Rebis
A Rebis (from res bina, ‘two-fold’ ) is an image of the alchemical
Hermaphrodite, the perfected union of two spiritual polarities.
Renaissance artists such as Leonardo were quite fond of depicting
this image in their works. Click the rebis above to learn more,
or here
to see a traditional alchemical rebis drawing.
Leonardo
Da Vinci and Sacred Geometry:
"Non
mi legga chi non e matematico." (Let no one read me
who is not a mathematician.) ~ Leonardo
The
Ultimate Renaissance Man
Leonardo and Geometry: Vitruvian Man, chaos, Leonardo
vs. the NeoPlatonists, and more.
"From
the roots of his hair to the bottom of his chin is a tenth
of a man's height; from the bottom of the chin to the top
of the head is one eighth of his height; from the top of
the breast to the roots of the hair will be the seventh
part of the whole man. "
~
Notebooks of Leonardo
Related
art puzzles:
Nicolas
Poussin
fixed!
This artist and rumored Priory of Sion Grand Master painted puzzling
ciphers that may have led the Priest Sauniere
to his great discovery.
The
Shepherd’s Monument A monument to Poussin and the Arcadian Shepherds contains
a startling coded message- newly deciphered after 250 years.
The
Perugino Code Explore hidden symbolism in paintings by a student of
Leonardo, Pietro Perugino.
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