teacup Wrote:
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> I've discussed this painting in great detail with
> my wife and several friends, who (thank goodness)
> assured me I'm not looking at a projection of my
> own subconcious.

I agree. The genital images, both male and female, are
definitely there... but you have to have an eye for them.
Once I saw them, I knew that Caravaggio was spittin in the
sexophobic eye of the Church. That's probably why his painting
was rejected when finished.

> When you get your copy of the Special Illustrated
> Edition of Brown's DVC take a look at the
> gold/yellow-robed man's bare chest. There you will
> see Caravaggio has painted a crytal goblet,
> three-quarters filled with a reddish liquid. This
> image is not visible in the photo Joe linked to
> above.

OK. It doesn't show in the scan you made, either. I'm looking
forward to re-reading The da Vinci Code with better illustrations.

I finished Angels and Demons, which deals mostly with sculpture and
architecture and does speak of the Church's infamous history in defacing
or destroying those kinds of works, including replacing all the male
genitals on Michelangelo's sculptures with fig leaves and completely
destroying all the statues in the Pantheon. Shudder...

Now I'm reading Deception Point, a thriller that deals with a conflict or
power struggle in Washington... VERY much to my liking. Great book, also.

Sue

P.S. for Kat - Have you read Deception Point? It looks to be right up your alley!

It even talks about the ins and outs of power politics and the media before all this stuff came out about leaders and officials paying members of the "press" and putting out their own news....





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