The Da Vinci Code
This is such a good book! I started it yesterday while getting my hair done - and I did not want to put it down!I remember a while back Ray recommended this read - but I didn't feel like going back to...
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Quote:I consider 1940-something a pretty "late" reproduction of the work.True, but my point was that this interpretation has been around long before "The Da Vinci Code"
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Quote:True, but my point was that this interpretation has been around long before "The Da Vinci Code"No argument from me there. Just that I want to keep in mind that the folks in 1940-whatever were in...
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Quote:True, but my point was that this interpretation has been around long before "The Da Vinci Code" Well of course. The whole conspiracy theory has been around for centuries. Brown didn't invent it...
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Quote:you have to believe either DaVinci was just sloppy or that he had some secret meaning.I don't think the latter option is outrageous in any way. It seems more likely than suggesting DaVinci...
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Quote:It seems more likely than suggesting DaVinci sloppily painted an Apostle to look like a woman. He didn't. He painted it to look like a young man, which is entirely consistent with DaVinci....
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Quote:He didn't. He painted it to look like a young man, which is entirely consistent with DaVinci.A lot of people disagree with that assessment. But then again, you challenged me earlier to find...
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BTW, HH, I just want to point something out.You said:Quote: you have to believe either DaVinci was just sloppy or that he had some secret meaning.To which I replied:Quote:I don't think the latter...
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Quote:Here is what you just did, and don't think I didn't notice it.You expressed the alternative as a "secret meaning", which is a plausible alternative. When I agreed with that, you then restated...
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Quote:But then again, you challenged me earlier to find gender differences in DaVinci's representation of Jesus & the mystery figure.I did not. I challenged you to look at the two and pronounce...
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OK, well how about this for a theory?It is documented DaVinci was "charged" with homosexuality twice in his life. I'd have to go back and study the time period to truly appreciate how serious a charge...
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Quote:OK, let me clarify then. I didn't mean anything different from "had some secret meaning" and "double-secret consipracy theory".OK, fair enough.It's just that normally you are very precise in...
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Quote:Hey, I've only put a little study into this whole thing. But, if it's a conspiracy theory we are looking for in The Last Supper, I thought this one up. If it makes you laugh, that's fine with...
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Quote:Quote:Hey, I've only put a little study into this whole thing. But, if it's a conspiracy theory we are looking for in The Last Supper, I thought this one up. If it makes you laugh, that's fine...
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Quote:I do have a hard time believing he was part of a secret society with a global plot underfoot to bring down the Catholic church, but that they want to keep their info secret for a few thousand...
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Along similar lines - I recall an analysis that the Mona Lisa was a "self-portrait" by Da Vinci from the perspective of what he thought he might have looked like if he were born female....
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Quote:As far as Da Vinci being a "stickler" for facts/authenticity or whatever - nobody in the picture looks like someone native to the "Holy Lands" circa 33 AD -they all look Italian to me, as does...
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Here is a link to a similar discussion we are having and it brings up some good points:arthistory.about.com/cs/l...v_mary.htmMary Magdelene was indeed at the Last Supper, according to biblical...
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I think this debate illustrates the genius of Da Vinci. It would have been heresy to paint any representation of the Last Summer (edit: Supper) other than with Jesus and the twelve apostles. By...
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Dang, Crash. Excellent posts.I'm going to have think about that before I reply.Here I thought I had it all figured out, and you've produced a totally different and believable angle.
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Topics been dead for almost a month.well one of the Cardinals (and possibly future Pope) is just now getting around to calling it a "pack of lies". Hey Cardinal - get over it - IT'S FICTION.Two years...
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