Leonardo da Vinci: Are there prophecies in his artwork?We all know that Leonardo da Vinci was a man of many talents from painting, inventing, engineering, sculpting and many more, but did you know that he was also a visionary and philosopher with prophecies of what the future may hold?
Leonardo da Vinci was born the illegitimate son of a peasant woman at Vinci in the region of Florence, Italy. He was apprenticed in the studio of a renowned Florentine painter, Verrochio. In Verrochio's studio he learned all the foundations of what made him the most prolific inventor, painter, and philosopher. During his time as an apprentice, he also learned mettalurgy, chemistry, anatomy, drafting, sculpting, and modelling. Although this page will be dedicated to Leonardo's prophecies, I would not be doing Leonardo justice, if I did not at least take time to talk about some of his famous works. In one of his first paintings ("The Baptism of Christ"), Leonardo collaborated with his mentor (Verrochio). It is said that Leonardo painted with such superiority over his mentor, that after the painting was completed, Verrochio never picked up a brush again. His other famous arts included "The Last Supper" and "John The Baptist." Aside from painting, Leonardo was a master at inventions and engineering. Although, there no know record of any of these items built for use in his era, he conceptualized many items in use today, such as the calculator, the helicopter, a hang glider, a submarine, and other machines that were far superior for its time. He was truly a man ahead of his time. His research in anatomy, through disection of human remains, made possible the visualization of human skeletons, vascular diagrams, and even a fetus in utero. His most famous art in the field of anatomy is the "Vitruvian Man." This drawing is used as a back drop for many science and medical fields today. Perhaps, Leonardo's most famous work was the painting of the "Mona Lisa" (also known as "La Gioconda"). "Mona Lisa" is a painting that da Vinci began around 1503 and took almost four years to complete, but did not completely finish it until close to his death in 1519. Why was this one so special? Are there details that Leonardo left behind in the background landscape of the Mona Lisa? Many theorists believe just that, they continue to examine the painting and try to decipher possible meanings to many of Leonardo's paintings. Another painting that suggests that Leonardo left clues of a coming apocalypse is "John The Baptist." Theorists try to convey meaning to John's wavy hair as the turbulence of a coming storm and the reason why he points up is that the only salvation is towards the heavens. These prophetic clues may have inspired Dan Brown to write "The Da Vinci Code," which was released in 2003. This book became a bestseller, selling over 80 million copies. Columbia Pictures released an adaptation of the book, also titled "The Da Vinci Code," in 2006, which starred Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon (a well known, fictional symbology expert from Harvard) searching for the meaning behind Leonardo's works. Believe it or not, Leonardo da Vinci was far advanced for his time and may have had visions of the future which he inscribed in works. Throughout his studies he jotted prophetic visions in his "notebook" and possibly followed up on future artworks, but none of his prophecies have been embraced as much as the ones foretold by Nostradamus. My research is not yet complete, this is just the tip of the iceberg, so please keep checking back! Leonardo's works and hidden prophetic meanings are too intriguing not to finish up. Cheers! Jason
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