Reflections

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Copyright: Michael W. Domoretsky / www.lionardofromvinci.com ~2005~2006~2007

Cropped and enlarged, on the
left sleeve facing you appears
The name. MARY

Cropped and enlarged again,on
the left sleeve facing you in
negative form appearing to be
the name MARY.
It is suggested for people who
are have a hard time visualizing
the name that they first look for
the individual letters .

Those skewed the optical
illusion emerges.

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
completed and edited from the original manuscripts
by Paul Jean Richter
Vol 1

Leonardo believed painting to be a "
poetry which is seen. "
will certainly despise a subtle invention
speculation to the consideration of the
which brings philosophy and subtle
speculation to the consideration of the
nature of all forms.....And truly this is
for science and the legitimate issue of
nature, for painting is born of nature-or
so to speak more correctly , we shall call
it the grandchild of nature for all visible
things were brought forth by nature and
these her children have given birth to
painting, grandchild of nature and
related to God.
Hence we may justly call it the
grandchild of nature and related to God.
Leonardo da Vinci

In optical illusion form, on the left sleeve
facing you ,the name MARY.

From a stylistic standpoint Leonardo introduced the
waist up, hands folded in the lap type of portrait.

The pose was immediately copied and greatly admired.
The pose became fashionable for portraiture by such
painters as Raphael and eventually became an
accepted standard for the Renaissance portrait. The
Mona Lisa was never delivered to Gioconda family. It
remained with Leonardo da Vinci until his death in
Ambrose, France in 1519. The painting was his most
cherished possession. He loved the portrait so much
that he carried it with him on all of his travels
throughout Italy and in his later years while conducting
studies at the Vatican. He kept the painting with him
while he was in Ambrose, France where he spent his
twilight years.

In the portrait of the Mona Lisa, Leonardo showed a
mastery of technique that was unknown at the time.
He created the Sfumato technique in Italian means
vanished or evaporated. With this technique subtle
transitions between light and dark are used creating
soft haze. He uses shadow in the lowest areas of the
picture, in the background and around the edges to
blur detail which draws one to the detailed area of the
face.

Her face emerges from the shadow areas of her hair
and veil and her hands appear from the vague yet
detailed folds of the sleeves of her dress. The
shadowed areas at the corners of her eyes and mouth
are faintly blurred. Looking at the subject one may
notice that the right corner of her mouth seems to lift
up slightly and the left side her mouth does not. She
looks serene and comfortable sitting for Leonardo. The
degree to which she looks alive is astonishing.

During the past several years of research
contemplating and studying Leonardo's extensive
writings in his books on light and Shade,theory of
Colors and the perspective of Colors, what comes to
light is that within the Mona Lisa may very well be the
name of the subject of his most treasured painting
deftly hidden within the detailed folds of her sleeve,
Leonardo may have secretly and discreetly painted her
name, his chosen name for her. However, a careful
review of her right sleeve under magnification reveals
the possible existence of an existence of an extreme
subtlety only Leonardo could create with interplay of
light and shade. The name....Mary appears to emerge
from the gathered folds of her sleeve. The technique
Leonardo used is in fact an optical illusion. The optical
illusion, the fold of a sleeve of her dress spelling out
the name MARY, perhaps the name Lionardo had in
mind for the most famous painting in the world.

Place mouse over image to view cropped black
and white in negative form.

The picture you are looking at, is the left sleeve
facing you cropped in black and white of the
original painting called
"The Mona Lisa"

On the left sleeve, an optical illusion emerges,The
name
"MARY"
Appears

Hidden for 500 years,until now,
Discovered 2005, By Michael W. Domoretsky

One of Leonardo da Vincis hidden secrets,
"An Optical illusion"

On the left picture, taken from the
original painting called
"The Mona Lisa",
by Leonardo da Vinci.
is a cropped version of the left sleeve
facing you, place mouse over image of
the name, underneath is a cropped
version in negative form also for your
viewing.

Now, also notice the cross bar of the
letter A,
the name discovered on the original
painting, found to be the name.
"MARY",
The true name Leonardo intended for her.

For the first time in 500 years she has a name, discovered, the name
Leonardo intended for her,

"MARY"

Last Supper Milan 1981, before and during restoration,
Mouse over image.