It was a delicious experience to be lost in Dan Brown’s interpretations of Leonardo’s masterpieces. The Last Supper, the phenomenal masterpiece by Da Vinci on the old dining room wall of Milano’s Santa Maria del Grazie church, is mystified with a new identity beside Christ, that of Mary Magdalene. The beloved Mona Lisa and her mysterious smile and the timelessness of that expression, lost as it is in a million interpretations and countless allegories, is now endowed with yet another secret.
It was mesmerizing for me to imagine the works of Leonardo da Vinci with the depth of hidden significance that Brown associates to them. If he did not have my attention before, he certainly has the full grasp of it now. In the title, Da Vinci naturally refers to the true genius of our time, Leonardo da Vinci, and the code builds around the hidden meaning behind the works and mind of Leonardo da Vinci. Reading is the best pastime for an active mind! If you like to see the other book reviews, check the index of In Print. Robert Langdon, and the cryptologist, the beautiful French Sophie Neveu – along with conversations in French and superlative writing quality.
This book has bravely weaved a new path from the beginning to the present world of Christianity, and in doing so, it has enraged and evoked intense desire for more knowledge on the subject.īrown’s gifted talent combines a most perfect setting in Paris, the excitement of an authentic story, the element of Christian history, two likable and well-developed characters – the professor of symbology, Dr. “ The Da Vinci code” is pure genius - whether we care to entertain Dan Brown‘s premise on this foundation of Christianity as anything beyond fiction, we must admit that it is a work of a genius that creates not merely a fantastic novel with countless sold copies, but also substantial commotion in the Christian world, matched with equally vast curiosity in the public about topics that are brought to surface by the novel: The Knight’s Templar, the Holy Grail, Mary Magdalene, Royal bloodline, and a secret brotherhood society among the most intellectual minds at the time, Priory of Sion.
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