The Adoration of the Magi was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1481, but he left it unfinished due to his departure from Florence to Milan. The painting currently resides at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and has been there since the year 1670. However, after Leonardo Da Vinci's death in 1519, it was discovered that the painting was painted over, apparently to conceal some sort of secret. This, of course, fired up any conspiracy theorist (I know I was pretty excited), but the Church was easy to deny this claim, stating that it was just a mere "touch up" of the painting. As strange as it seems, I'm not about to pick sides in this matter, but I will admitt that I took an immediate interest in this subject. It's just too bad that there will be no way to prove or disprove any of this--another unanswered question. Seem familiar....?
What are your thoughts over the Church painting over Da Vinci's painting. Is it a simple touch up or is there something fishy about it?
ALSO....BACK TO THE BOOK FOR A MOMENT!
Robert Langdon, naturally, is aware of this mystery of The Adoration of the Magi, and decides that his next step is to head into that direction.
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"a mere touch up" HA! i take that to be a joke? if they don't have anything to hide, i don't see any reason why they would fix the painting. It is strange that he left the painting undone. could something have happened while he was painting it?
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