Leonardo da Vinci and The Last Supper

According to TDVC...

Yet another evidence Dan Brown sets forth for Jesus' alleged marriage is Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper. To Jesus' right, we are told, is Mary Magdalene, not John.

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This painting depicts the very moment that Jesus has said to His disciples.

When evening came, Jesus was reclining
at the table with the Twelve.
And while they were eating, he said,
"I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me."
They were very sad and began to say to him
one after the other, "Surely not I, Lord?"
Jesus replied, "The one who has dipped his hand
into the bowl with me will betray me.

~ Matthew 26:20-23 ~

Part of why Leonardo’s version was so famous immediately was that he had chosen a very unusual way to portray the scene. Pretty much every painting of the Last Supper up until now had involved Jesus blessing the bread and wine - a nice, serene scene. Judas was always shown off in a corner, sulking, away from the rest of the disciples. This is what the Dominicans thought they were getting. When they instead got this "violent" version with the disciples all screaming and yelling, the monks were not exactly pleased. It created a lot of publicity. The disciples are all reacting in horror to the thought that someone at that table would betray their master.

The theory that Leonardo DaVinci included Mary Magdalene in his painting The Last Supper is not accepted by art historians, who say that the “feminine” looking figure seated next to Jesus is the boyish Apostle John as he is normally depicted in artwork of the period.

Art writer, Elizabeth Lev, says:

"Brown capitalizes on Leonardo's soft-featured, beardless depiction of John to offer his fantastic claim that we are dealing with a woman. Of course, if St. John were really Mary Magdalene, we may well ask which of the apostles excused himself at the critical moment.

But the real problem stems from our lack of familiarity with "types." In his Treatise on Painting, Leonardo explains that each figure should be painted according to his station and age. A wise man has certain characteristics, an old woman others, and children others still.

A classic type, common to many Renaissance paintings, is the "student." A favored follower, a protégé or disciple, is always portrayed as very youthful, long-haired and clean-shaven; the idea being that he has not yet matured to the point where he must find his own way.

Throughout the Renaissance, artists portray St. John in this fashion. He is the "disciple Jesus loved" — the only one who will be at the foot of the cross. He is the ideal student. To the Renaissance artist the only way to show St. John was as a beardless youth, with none of the hard, determined physiognomy of men. The "Last Supper" of Ghirlandaio and Andrea del Castagno show a similarly soft, young John."

Mary Magdalene wasn't listed among those at the table in any of the four Gospels. The Bible just says that the 12 disciples were at the table. If the figure at Jesus’ side was Mary Magdalene then where was the apostle John in the painting? It is inconceivable that this disciple would not have been present during such a significant event.

[Here’s an interesting fact: TDVC said that this painting is a Fresco when in actual fact, it is a tempera.]

[Here’s another interesting fact: Luke 22:14 says “When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table.” Chairs weren’t supposed to be in the picture, be it have been a true, accurate account of what really happened.]

According to TDVC...

TDVC says that there is not one chalice but rather 13 chalices in the painting, a historical inaccuracy that Leonardo purposefully intended in order to symbolically indicate the “real meaning” of the Holy Grail.

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There are only 12 wine glasses on the table. Don't believe it? Count for yourself and see! Leonardo painted a simple short cup by Jesus’ left hand.

According to TDVC...

Leonardo Da Vinci was part of a secret organization that knew about Jesus’ relationship with Mary Madalene and His ancestors, and left clues of this in some of his paintings, e.g. The Last Supper.

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Leonardo wasn’t even around during that time, so he was relying on third-hand information to paint his masterpiece. How then can we be sure that all he paints is vital “hidden” information?

Here is more stuff about Leonardo’s paintings as depicted in TDVC:
Madonna of the Rocks
Mona Lisa