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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 12/13/2010 : 04:55:45
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The Mona Lisa, arguably the most famous painting in the world, has minute letters and numbers painted in her pupils. Me, I can't see it, but my eyes ain't what they used to be.
The real-life Da Vinci Code: Historians discover tiny numbers and letters in the eyes of the Mona Lisa
By Nick Pisa and Luke Salkeld
Last updated at 7:42 AM on 13th December 2010
Intrigue is usually focused on her enigmatic smile.
But the Mona Lisa was at the centre of a new mystery yesterday after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece – and noticed something in her eyes.
Hidden in the dark paint of her pupils are tiny letters and numbers, placed there by the artist Leonardo da Vinci and revealed only now thanks to high-magnification techniques.
In the right eye appear to be the letters LV which could well stand for his name, Leonardo da Vinci, while in the left eye there are also symbols but they are not as defined.
‘It is very difficult to make them out clearly but they appear to be the letters CE, or it could be the letter B.
‘In the arch of the bridge in the background the number 72 can be seen or it could be an L and the number 2.
‘You have to remember the picture is almost 500 years old so it is not as sharp and clear as when first painted.'
‘From the preliminary investigations we have carried out we are confident they are not a mistake and were put there by the artist.'
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
 Posted - 12/13/2010 : 06:42:15 [Permalink]
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Fearless prediction #1 - It's probably an illusion.
Fearless prediction #2 - If there really are little numbers and letters, all sorts of people will crawl out of the woodwork claiming that it's the Illuminati, and/or the Freemasons, and/or space aliens, and the 'code' tells us everything from where the Ark of the Covenant is to who was on the grassy knoll.
Excuse me for a minute, my eyes have rolled so far back that I'll need to get them straightened out professionally.
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sailingsoul
SFN Addict
2830 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2010 : 09:29:32 [Permalink]
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| I don't see any letters, I see only numbers,,, 12, 21, 1012. Just some old news. SS |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2010 : 12:12:32 [Permalink]
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I see neither letters nor numbers, but when I sweep my bar-code reader over cracks in the pic, it says "Redrum"...
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2010 : 13:06:17 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
I see neither letters nor numbers, but when I sweep my bar-code reader over cracks in the pic, it says "Redrum"...
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da Vinci Code?
