In Dan Brown’s novel, “The Da Vinci Code”, Sophie Neveu discovers an important clue behind the Da Vinci painting, “Madonna of the Rocks”. Facing an armed guard in the Louvre gallery, Sophie proceeds to use the painting as a guarantee of safety. In 1483 Da Vinci’s was commissioned to paint the “Madonna of the Rocks” [...]
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Madonna of the Rocks Painting in Da Vinci Code
December 22nd, 2005 · 3 Comments
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Mona Lisa Painting in Da Vinci Code
December 11th, 2005 · No Comments
Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting, “Mona Lisa” features significantly in Dan Brown’s book, The Da Vinci Code. Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu are drawn to a private viewing of the painting by clues left by Sauniere. Langdon reflects on a seminar recently given at Essex County Penitentiary (New Jersey) in which he presented his theory on [...]
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Paris Rose Line in Da Vinci Code
December 2nd, 2005 · 3 Comments
The Paris Meridian is a meridian line running through Paris, once a rival to Greenwich as the prime meridian of the world. In 1666 Louis XIV authorised the building of an observatory to measure longitude, based on the calculations of longitude calculated earlier by French astronomer Abbé Jean Picard. Frances Arago in the early 1800s [...]
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