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The Da Vinci Code Research Guide
Your Guide to the People, Places, and Mysteries behind the Da Vinci Code

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo portrait by F. Melzi
\"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

Leonardo Da Vinci: Sexuality, Subliminal Themes, and the Priory of Sion
The Life of Leonardo
Da Vinci: Father of Cryptography?
Original Leonardo Davinci Music

Leonardo paintings discussed in The Da Vinci Code:

The Last Supper
(detail of Mary/John)
Extreme closeup of John
Student Copy of the Last Supper
Study for the Last Supper
Another Study

Madonna of the Rocks
Virgin of the Rocks, alternate version (note staff similarity to JTB painting below)

John the Baptist/Bacchus
Adoration of the Magi
Mona Lisa
(See below for more Mona Lisa) Vitruvian Man

Thumbnail Gallery

Blessing

The Secret of the Mona Lisa

Identity of Mona Lisa
Is Mona Lisa a boy?
Morphing Mona

The Secret of Venus

Pictures of the God Amon
Pictures of the Goddess Isis (Aset, Ise, Lisa)

Another androgynous Da Vinci: Angel in the Flesh: Note the similarity to JTB above.

Lady Lisa?

Leonardo, Satan, and the mystery of modern art

Did you know? Leonardo kept two paintings in his chambers until the day he died- the Mona Lisa and the portrait of John the Baptist.

Dude looks like a Lady...

Did you know? Gospel accounts mention anywhere from 11 to 15 apostles?

The Secret of the Last Supper

Leonardo\'s The Last Supper contains numerous enigmas, not the least of which is the androgynous figure to his right.

Mary Magdalene on Jesus\' Right?

Leonardo Da Vinci and Sacred Geometry

\"Non mi legga chi non e matematico.\" (Let no one read me who is not a mathematician.) ~ Leonardo
Leonardo and Geometry: Vitruvian Man, chaos, Leonardo vs. the NeoPlatonists, and more.
Leonardo and Tarot
Leonardo\'s method for squaring the circle
Leonardo and the Tarot
The Secret of the Hidden Chalice Are there hidden details in Leonardo\'s \"Last Supper?\"
Another Hidden Chalice?

Leonardo\'s \"Vitruvian man\"
The history and philosophy behind the Vitruvian man.
Vitruvian Man & Geometry

A straight line is said to have been cut in extreme and mean ratio when, as the whole line is to the greater segment, so is the greater to the less. ~Euclid

The Golden Section, Fibonacci numbers

* The Hermetic Universe
* Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section
* Phi: That Golden Number
* The Golden Ratio & Squaring the Circle in the Great Pyramid

More Sacred Geometry

Related art puzzles:

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.

The Riddles of Albrecht Durer

Vermeer\'s riddle revealed
Another reknowned painter with a secret.

Cocteau\'s Mural at the Chapel of St. Peter

Nicolas Poussin
This artist and rumored Priory of Sion Grand Master painted puzzling ciphers that may have led the Priest Sauniere to his great discovery.

Symbols & Meaning: Symbolism in the Da Vinci Code

Water Triangle

Fleur de Lis

Seal of the \"Priory of Sion\"

PHI/ Divine proportion/Fibonacci

Vitruvian Man

Atbash Cipher

Symbols and their meanings are a central to the \"Da Vinci Code.\" Each link below will take you to a complete, illustrated glossary entry for that symbol.

\"Chalice and the Blade\" (Star of David/Seal of Solomon)

Tetragrammaton: YHVH

Baphomet

Abracadabra

Tjet (Tyet, Girdle of Isis)

Labrys

Caduceus

YHVH

Vesica Pisces

Templar cross (coming soon)

The Pointing Finger

More Symbols

Did you know? The travels of the planet Venus around the sun forms a pentagram in the zodiac

The Pentagram

The pentagram is an ancient and historically significant symbol. Could it have another, hidden meaning? Click the picture at right to learn the history and meaning of this much misunderstood symbol.

The Pentagram A history of the world\'s most sacred symbol

Rose of Venus/Cinquefoil

The Pythagorean Pentacle

Symbol of the Day E-Course
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The Girdle of Isis
An otherwise ordinary painting includes an image oif Mary Magdalen wearing the Girdle of Isis. What is the significance of this ancient symbol?

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Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci
A brief introduction to the mystery behind the Code

Who was Mary Magdalen?
Mary Magdalen in history, art, and speculation.

The Historical Jesus & Mysteries of the Early Church
The truth about the Early Christianity, the Gnostics, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Sacred Spaces
The Da Vinci Code on Location, from the Louvre to Rosslyn Chapel

Secrets and Lies
Secret societies and organizations from Opus Dei to the Knights Templar

Symbols & Meaning: Symbolism in the Da Vinci Code