Da Vinci Code Sequel? New Claim of Coded Images Hidden in The Last Supper

One of the most famous religious paintings of all time, da Vinci's The Last Supper, has been studied and scrutinized throughout the ages. Now a computer programmer says that he has found yet another secret code embedded in the painting. Slavisa Pesci claims he has found new images in the 15th mural in Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie church by superimposing a reverse image on the original image.

When doing so, Pesci said the two figures on either end of the long table, for example, appear to become knights and another appears to hold an infant.

When the image is reversed and superimposed, a figure in red robes appears at the end of the table, and the John the Beloved (or Mary Magdalene) figure appears to have disappeared from the left even though the image should be, in theory, symmetrical.

Pesci says he couldn’t possibly assign any meaning to the images, pointing out that he is not an art historian, but suggested it may reflect Leonardo’s well-known interest in mathematics.

When Leonardo da Vinci died, he knew of 12 copies of The Last Supper, which were works of his former apprentices. The genuine work consumed two years of his life. Without lots of talent and months of labor, no one could even come close to truly copying the masterpiece. Some claim that Da Vinci embedded his painting with secret codes and meaning to set it apart from any other work.

Another controversial claim about the painting is that the feminine-looking figure to the right of Christ is actually Mary Magdelene and not John the beloved. Even more controversial is the claim that Jesus and Mary Magdelene were married, and possibly had offspring as portrayed in the fictional movie The Da Vinci Code.

Princeton religion professor Elaine Pagels, has said that the real story of Christianity’s roots is “much more interesting than fiction,” and that it’s all about power, not sex.

"The idea that Jesus was Mary Magdalene's lover, and husband, and father of her children is pretty far fetched, as far as I'm concerned. That's not what was on the minds of the leaders of the early church as they decided which gospels to preserve and which to ban as heretical”, Pagels said.

Even so, she says that Mary Magdalene was a focal point in the debate over the path Christianity took in its earliest years — and that is has affected the catholic church ever since.

According to Pagels, one of the key issues was whether Mary Magdalene — and, by extension, women in general — could hold authority.

"That's what made the leaders of the church more nervous than sex," Pagels said. "Can women speak? Can they be disciples? And the answer in the orthodox church was, absolutely not. The answer in these other gospels was yes, but Peter wouldn't let them."

Pagels says that the gospels deemed unorthodox were outcast partly because they hint at Mary having some authority. "They all say that Peter and Mary used to argue over whether she could be a disciple. Peter was trying to silence Mary — and Jesus kept silencing Peter, and not Mary."

Another mystery associated with the painting is why Da Vinci omitted the grail, given that the grail is one of the central elements of the Last Supper story. One claim is that an image of the holy grail can be seen on the wall above the apostle on the far left of the painting. While there is such an image that could possibly be interpreted as a chalice, most experts say it was probably not intentional.

However, Da Vinci likely did infuse the painting with symbolic meaning, which was not uncommon at the time. The painting appears to contain several references to the number 3, which some experts say is an allusion to the Holy Trinity. The Apostles are seated in groupings of three; there are three windows behind Jesus; and the shape of Jesus' figure resembles a triangle.

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Comments

[Luke]

Take a look... http://voip-tech.blogspot.com/2007/07/da-pesci-code.html

[ramkumar]

Archeological or historical analysis about the historical backgrond of christ on the basis of 15 th century painting of Davinci is rather ridiculous.

Consider the following scenarious :

As per the popular assumption Davinci was a believer .

Even though for arguments sake let us beleive that he had drawn Mary magdaline insted of john ( if fact it is said that john was the must loved amoung his deciples and hence the rather genderly feminine & innocent look is given by leonardo & all painters of his time
)
How can a painting tell us about the life a man who lived 1500 years ago before the drawing .

Joshua was a common name amoung jews before 2 nd centry AD.James cameeroon (even though a marvellous filim director with titanic & aliens ) has no arecheological or historical backgound to prove his fabrications with historical authenticity .

One of the comments that was heard from a respectable channel like national geographicis as follows
'Jews of the time generally marry so it was natural for jesus of the time to be married '.

See how aristole ridiculed this kind of logical assumptions

man lies .
socrates is a man
so socates is a lier

[Michael W. Domoretsky]

The DaVinci project has been under way since 2005 with hundreds of “Pictures within Pictures.”. We are in the process of building a comprehensive documentary presenting these extraordinary findings.
Leonardo da Vinci, " Pictures Within Pictures "
Outside the box, outside the frame
An intimate and divine truth hidden for centuries at last unveiled in the Mona Lisa, and yes, in other of Leonardo's works including his first recorded drawing, the Landscape of the Arno Valley and his masterpiece, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the infant St. John the Baptist, “the last supper” and others as well.
Anew never before recognized perspective hidden for five hundred years in plain sight, Emerges! Leonardo's message, Pictures Within Picturthes outside the box, outside the frame,, initially discovered and documented in 2005 by Michael Domoretsky of Ipswich Massachusetts.
Five hundred years after Leonardo's lifetime, his genius and message come to light in mirrors and optical illusions. His " secret code” have been hidden in plain sight to be deciphered outside the original borders of the painting using a " perpendicular reverse mirror image process." Leonardo, (actually Lionardo ) was a man of formidable intellect, talent, craft and most importantly a man of curiosity who observed " truth " in the world in all its forms...Physical, Philosophical, and Religious. He was hundreds of years ahead of his time, constrained by the religious tenets and politics of his day. As a result he was unable to express reality, as he perceived it, and so devised a means by which to conceal his truths from all those whom he did not want to understand them for fear of persecution. Being a man of science and art as well as one of the most inventive men of all time, he appears to have imbued his art with multiple levels of meaning; at one level beautiful works of art...On a second and un-deciphered level, until Michael W. Domoretsky discovered the images and processes invented by Leonardo da Vinci, in 2005, appears to challenge the dogma of his day and pass on his beliefs, observations and truths using a process that only one who perceived the world outside the accepted realm, a scientist or mathematician might discover.
The more in-dept and familiar one becomes with Leonardo the man, the more these unique finds make sense. Unlike other artist that are painters first, painting what they see or the impression of what they see, Leonardo appears to have been a scientist and inventor first, then artist, using his sharp powers of observation and reason to create both timeless works of art and as yet not fully deciphered messages for those not limited by traditional thinking.
The more carefully his words, deeds, apparent opinions and interest are studied,
the more credence can be given to his seeking to preserve his thoughts and observations by unorthodox means.
Leonardo left clues... He was credited with having said; the eye, " Who would believe that so small a space could contain the images of all the universe." Leonardo believed that the perception by the eye; light, dark, shadow, and perspective held the secrets of the world. Hence, when you include Leonardo's life long fascination with mirrors and writing backward it appears likely that he would choose to use constructs and concepts familiar and unique to him to transmit and yet hide from a restrictive and turbulent society, his most treasured messages.
For hundreds of years scholars have continued to study Leonardo's priceless works of art using the most cutting edge technologies available. In recent times millions of dollars have been allocated to perform all types of scientific studies seeking to determine if Leonardo hid anything underneath his finished works...all within the frame of his artworks. The plain and obvious truth is that he did hide things… however Leonardo was forced to work within the limitations and utilized the technologies of his day. His meanings are in plain sight but only for those able to think outside the box and frame. All of the writings and documents relating to Leonardo, point to his being deliberate and patient in everything he did, both in his creations and his art; so it would appear all but inconceivable that in his major and personally treasured works, that every detail would have been a deliberate act of thought, and not an inadvertent inclusion. A minor anomaly in a masterpiece might happen, though unlikely in multiple of masterpieces by such a perfectionist. Clearly recognizable, perfectly formed symmetrical symbols on both sides of his best masterpieces, utilizing mirrors, a technique Leonardo was well know to have used, make it being anything but intentional, all but impossible. You be the judge.
We welcome comments by all interested parties and will post appropriate comments.
All rights reserved, no unauthorized copying or republishing without express written permission by owner.
Copyright; Michael W. Domoretsky / http://www.lionardofromvinci.com / 2005~2007~
Da Vinci and the Secret of the Mona Lisa, article by: ThothWeb, http://www.thothweb.com/article-4011--0-0.html
The da Vinci Project
Managing Director: Michael W. Domoretsky Director: M. Graham Noll

My response to the article by ANSA.it

The Secret image 'found' in Last Supper
My Response: Dated 7-27-07 below:
Madonna, Templar hidden in masterpiece, says expert.
Pesci Slavisa has indeed found one of the many “Pictures in Pictures” outside the box, outside the frame, encrypted by Leonardo da Vinci in his various paintings found originally by Michael Domoretsy and the DaVinci project in 2005. We congratulate Mr. Slavisa on independently duplicating our discoveries, if indeed, they are the same process we discovered. We welcome independent corroboration and recognition of images that use the “perpendicular reverse mirror imaging process” and the “optical illusion “Leonardo da Vinci invented to encrypt, “Pictures With Pictures” a technique first discovered, understood, and documented in 2005 by Mr. Michael W. Domoretsky of Ipswich Massachusetts u.s.a.
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

[Jim]

The Bible presents a problem to anyone who wants to believe that the beloved disciple was either John or Mary Magdalene because the evidence preserved for us in the Biblical text proves both of these ideas to be false.

www.TheDiscipleWhomJesusLoved.com

This free ebook presents nothing but the Biblical evidence that shows the man-made John tradition is just as unbiblical as the idea that the "other disciple whom Jesus loved" was Mary Magdalene.

[Michael W. Domoretsky]

The DaVinci project has been under way since 2005 with hundreds of “Pictures within Pictures.”. We are in the process of building a comprehensive documentary presenting these extraordinary findings. “ Leonardo da Vinci, " Pictures Within Pictures "Outside the box, outside the frameAn intimate and divine truth hidden for centuries at last unveiled in the Mona Lisa, and yes, in other of Leonardo's works including his first recorded drawing, the Landscape of the Arno Valley and his masterpiece, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the infant St. John the Baptist, “the last supper” and others as well. Anew never before recognized perspective hidden for five hundred years in plain sight, Emerges! Leonardo's message, Pictures Within Picturthes outside the box, outside the frame,, initially discovered and documented in 2005 by Michael Domoretsky of Ipswich Massachusetts.Five hundred years after Leonardo's lifetime, his genius and message come to light in mirrors and optical illusions. His " secret code” have been hidden in plain sight to be deciphered outside the original borders of the painting using a " perpendicular reverse mirror image process." Leonardo, (actually Lionardo ) was a man of formidable intellect, talent, craft and most importantly a man of curiosity who observed " truth " in the world in all its forms...Physical, Philosophical, and Religious. He was hundreds of years ahead of his time, constrained by the religious tenets and politics of his day. As a result he was unable to express reality, as he perceived it, and so devised a means by which to conceal his truths from all those whom he did not want to understand them for fear of persecution. Being a man of science and art as well as one of the most inventive men of all time, he appears to have imbued his art with multiple levels of meaning; at one level beautiful works of art...On a second and un-deciphered level, until Michael W. Domoretsky discovered the images and processes invented by Leonardo da Vinci, in 2005, appears to challenge the dogma of his day and pass on his beliefs, observations and truths using a process that only one who perceived the world outside the accepted realm, a scientist or mathematician might discover.The more in-dept and familiar one becomes with Leonardo the man, the more these unique finds make sense. Unlike other artist that are painters first, painting what they see or the impression of what they see, Leonardo appears to have been a scientist and inventor first, then artist, using his sharp powers of observation and reason to create both timeless works of art and as yet not fully deciphered messages for those not limited by traditional thinking.The more carefully his words, deeds, apparent opinions and interest are studied,the more credence can be given to his seeking to preserve his thoughts and observations by unorthodox means.Leonardo left clues... He was credited with having said; the eye, " Who would believe that so small a space could contain the images of all the universe." Leonardo believed that the perception by the eye; light, dark, shadow, and perspective held the secrets of the world. Hence, when you include Leonardo's life long fascination with mirrors and writing backward it appears likely that he would choose to use constructs and concepts familiar and unique to him to transmit and yet hide from a restrictive and turbulent society, his most treasured messages.For hundreds of years scholars have continued to study Leonardo's priceless works of art using the most cutting edge technologies available. In recent times millions of dollars have been allocated to perform all types of scientific studies seeking to determine if Leonardo hid anything underneath his finished works...all within the frame of his artworks. The plain and obvious truth is that he did hide things… however Leonardo was forced to work within the limitations and utilized the technologies of his day. His meanings are in plain sight but only for those able to think outside the box and frame. All of the writings and documents relating to Leonardo, point to his being deliberate and patient in everything he did, both in his creations and his art; so it would appear all but inconceivable that in his major and personally treasured works, that every detail would have been a deliberate act of thought, and not an inadvertent inclusion. A minor anomaly in a masterpiece might happen, though unlikely in multiple of masterpieces by such a perfectionist. Clearly recognizable, perfectly formed symmetrical symbols on both sides of his best masterpieces, utilizing mirrors, a technique Leonardo was well know to have used, make it being anything but intentional, all but impossible. You be the judge.We welcome comments by all interested parties and will post appropriate comments.All rights reserved, no unauthorized copying or republishing without express written permission by owner.Copyright; Michael W. Domoretsky http://www.lionardofromvinci.com 2005~2007http://www.lionardofromvinci.com/Reflections.htmlhttp://www.lionardofromvinci.com/mirrorimage.htmlhttp://www.lionardofromvinci.com/arnovalley.htmlhttp://www.lionardofromvinci.com/contact.htmlThe da Vinci Project Managing Director: Michael W. Domoretsky Director: M. Graham Noll

[Michael W. Domoretsky]

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