Leonardo
Da Vinci was a woman who pretended to be a man, a bit like Barbra Streisand did
in the movie Yentl, an investigation by our reporters can now reveal.
The
evidence for this breathtaking discovery, revealed here, today, for the very first
time in history, will make you blink and possibly rub your eyes in disbelief.
But
the fact remains that Da Vinci really was a woman and the Mona Lisa really is
actually a self portrait.
| Mona
Lisa: |
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| Mona
Lisa was in fact a self portrait of Da Vinci as she actually was. |
Joice
Conibes, an expert in Mona Lisa at the Louvre, Paris, told this website:
"It
has often been suggested that the Mona Lisa exhibits similarities to Da Vinci.
I can't remember if anyone has ever suggested that Da Vinci was actually a woman,
they probably have I've heard a lot of theories in the last five years, but it
would explain a lot of questions. No I haven't seen Yentl, is it any good?"
In
Da Vinci's time, painting was the exclusive dominion of men. Women were never
commissioned to do any paintings because it was thought that they were 'too tidy'.
Had Da Vinci wanted to make a career as an artist, her only option would have
been to pretend to be a man.
The
theory that Da Vinci was a woman is supported by Sir Menzies Bottineck-Smith of
Oxford University. Sir Menzies believes that Da Vinci was the world's first feminist
and coded feminist statements in his paintings to give women the same status as
men.
Sir
Menzies uses Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' as an example of Da Vinci painting John
as a woman.
| The
Last Supper: John painted as a woman (right) |
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| Dan
Brown, in his book 'The Da Vinci Code', suggests that Da Vinci painted Mary Magdalen
as John to prove that the Holy Grail actually meant that Jesus and Magdalen had
a child together. Trouble is the Mary here looks just like the Virgin Mary in
Da Vinci's 'Madonna of the Rocks'. So something is clearly wrong with this theory. |
Sir
John Teabagging: "I can't help but blame all of this confusion on the Church.
Having a main character called 'Mary the Virgin', and then having someone called
'Mary Magdalen' later on is just plain confusing. It's time to rewrite the bible."
Tomorrow:
We reveal Leonardo Da Vinci's
real name. Exclusively only on theVoiceofReason.com
