Everywhere you can find puzzles.
Actually not only the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa so mysterious.
1. Mona Lisa: in her eyes there is a hidden code
As a rule, the power of the “Mona Lisa” is credited with an intriguing smile depicted on the face of a woman. Nevertheless, historians of Italy have discovered that, if we consider the eyes of the Mona Lisa under a microscope, they can see letters and numbers.
Experts say that those barely discernible numbers and letters represent something like a “da Vinci Code” in real life: in the right eye are the letters LV, which could well mean the name of the artist, Leonardo da Vinci, and in the left eye there are also symbols, but they have not yet managed to identify. It is clear to see they are very hard, but most likely, it’s either the letters CE or the letter B. In the arch of the bridge in the background you can see the number 72, or it could be the letter L and two. In addition, in the picture you can see the number 149 with a jammed four, which may indicate the creation date of the painting — da Vinci painted it during his stay in Milan in 1490-ies. It is important to remember that the picture is almost 500 years old, so hidden signs are not as clear as could be discernible immediately after it is created.
2. “The last supper”: as picture hidden mathematical and astrological puzzle and musical melody
“The last supper” is the object of much speculation, centered usually at the alleged hidden messages and hints that are encrypted in the picture.
Slavisa Pesci, an information technologist, has made an interesting visual effect, superimposing a translucent mirror version of the picture over the original. As a result, both ends of the table were two similar to the figures of the knights Templar, and to the left of Jesus was in plain view of another person — perhaps a woman with a baby in her arms.
Italian musician Giovanni Maria Pala said that the position of the hands and bread can be interpreted as notes in a musical work, and if read from right to left, as was characteristic of Leonardo’s letters, they form a musical composition.
The Vatican researcher Sabrina Sforza Galicia, said to have deciphered the “mathematical and astrological” puzzle contained in the “last supper”. According to her, the artist predicted the flood and then the upcoming end of the world, which begins on March 21, 4006, the year and will end on 1st of November of the same year — she believes that this will be the beginning of a new era for mankind.
3. “The creation of Adam”: the divine origin of the mind
“The creation of Adam” painted by Michelangelo has stood the test of time not only as the most famous fresco of the Sistine chapel, but also as one of the most iconic images in the history of mankind.
Michelangelo is recognized as one of the greatest painters and sculptors of the Italian Renaissance, however, is not so widely known that he carefully studied anatomy and at the age of 17 years dismembered corpses, dug up in the churchyard.
American experts in neuroanatomy believe that Michelangelo did use some anatomical knowledge while working on the frescoes of the Sistine chapel.
Although some may consider it a coincidence, experts suggest that to write like in the picture Michelangelo could hardly accidental: in the fresco you can see even the outlines of such complex parts of the brain like the cerebellum, optic nerve and pituitary gland. And in the figure of Adam reaching out to God, you can see the outline of the Pons and spinal cord.
4. The frescoes of the Sistine chapel: some of them are visible parts of the human brain
As in the case of “Creation of Adam”, among the frescoes of the Sistine chapel there is another painting with the figure of the God, containing the secret message.Experts noticed that the chest and neck God have anatomic abnormalities, which none of the human figures in the paintings. In addition, while most of the figures are illuminated diagonally from the lower left edge, on the neck of the God sun rays fall perpendicular — the researchers came to the conclusion that such an inaccuracy genius admitted intentionally.
If you put a strange image of God’s neck in the photo of the human brain, it becomes apparent that the contours of both images are almost identical, and a strange rectangle of fabric, extending to the center of God’s garment, to symbolize the spinal cord.Michelangelo also depicted other anatomical features in some places on the ceiling, in particular, the kidney, which was represented for Michelangelo of particular interest because the artist suffered from kidney stones.
5. “The Madonna with Saint Giovannino”: UFO traces
“The Madonna with Saint Giovannino,” painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio has an interesting detail: above the left shoulder of Mary in the sky hovers a drop of strange forms.This spot pattern is clearly visible maskoobraznym object, possibly brilliant, this object the artist has depicted to the smallest detail, trying to place it in his work so that he caught the eye. In addition, in the right part of the picture we see a man, podrezchiha his right hand to his eyes, showing how bright is this object, and in the upper left corner we see an object like the sun.”The Madonna with Saint Giovannino” is just one of the many medieval paintings that depict strange, disturbing unidentified flying objects soaring in the sky.
6. “The prophet Zechariah”: the power of religion
Tensions between Pope Julius II and Michelangelo is described in historical documents. Historians have noted that Michelangelo portrayed the Pope in one of his paintings in the image of the prophet Zechariah, and one of the angels behind him shows an extremely obscene gesture.
The figure, which are composed fingers adorable little baby called “the Fig”, but its meaning is not so sweet as the title: holding your thumb between your index and middle fingers, he shows the gesture of the old world, which has preserved its significance up to the present day. In the West, a gesture not so common, but in Russia its significance is well known.
7. “David and Goliath”: the mystical signs of the Kabbalah
Analyzing the arrangement of the figures on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel, an area of 1300 km2, scientists have discovered a form similar to the Hebrew letters: for example, the figures of David and Goliath form the letter “C”, symbolizing “strength” in the mystical tradition of Kabbalah.Researchers believe that Michelangelo became acquainted with Judaism during his stay at the court of Lorenzo de ‘ Medici in Florence, and the entire Sistine chapel, perhaps built in compliance with the same proportions as the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, is a “lost mystical message of universal love”, intended to decrypt.
8. “The Flemish Proverbs”: in the film contains 112 Dutch idioms
“The Flemish Proverbs” — painted with oil on oak panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the elder, it is filled with symbols related to Dutch Proverbs of the time.Just found and decoded picture 112 idioms: some of them are still used, for example, “to swim against the tide”, “big fish eat small fish”, “banging our head against the wall” and “armed to the teeth”.
Other Proverbs indicate human stupidity. Some characters seem to display a sense of more than one figure of speech, for example, a man cutting the sheep, left of center in the bottom of the painting sits next to a man cutting a pig, and the scene symbolizes the expression “Someone is shearing the sheep, and some pigs”, which means that one person has advantage over others. Also the scene can be Cut, but the skins don’t shoot”, that is warned not to go too far in using its capabilities.
9. “Supper at Emmaus”: a Christian vow of silence
“Supper at Emmaus” is a painting by Caravaggio, Italian painter of the Baroque era. The painting depicts the moment when the risen Jesus arrives incognito to the town of Emmaus, but meets two of his disciples and breaks bread with them, after which they recognize him.Picture unusual is the fact that human figures are depicted on a dark empty background, in natural size and on the edge of the table is a basket with food, which seems to be about to fall. There is also a strange shadow like a silhouette of a fish, which may indicate a vow of silence as binding upon Christians.
10. “A portrait of the young Mozart”: signs of the Freemasons
Of course, works of art are not spared the subject of Freemasonry: portraits of people, hiding the hands may indicate dedication or level of hierarchy. An example is the portrait of Mozart painted by Antonio Lorenzoni.
