Another da vinci code is emerging from Leonardo's masterpieces, according to a forthcoming book by group of Da Vinci theorists who believe that biblical images are hidden within the master's artworks. Worthy of a Dan Brown novel, the claim identifies Leonardo's mirror writing as the key to unlocking the code. Click here to view images of mirrored works. The Renaissance genius, who lived between 1452 and 1519, filled thousands of manuscript pages with a unique handwriting that flowed from right to left and reversed all the letters. Scholars have believed that the artist developed this impossible writing simply because a left-handed Leonardo would have evolved a style of handwriting efficient for him. But, according to Hugo Conti, a self-taught Argentinian historian who leads a mysterious group called "The Mirror of The Sacred Scriptures and Paintings," the writings conceal much more -- a key to secret images. "It is easy to find invisible images in Leonardo's paintings. Many of his characters seem to be staring into space.In reality, they are indicating where one must place the mirror to visualize the images," Conti told Discovery News. When applied to Da Vinci's painting "Saint Anne, the Virgin and Child," on display at London's National Gallery, a mirror reveals a figure which some cynical observers say looks like the Star Wars character Darth Vader.
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