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Celebrate the Novel with a Da Vinci Code Tour

Participating in a Da Vinci Code tour presents you with an up close and personal look at the innards of Dan Brown’s novel, which was inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci, Painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and genius. There are but a few of Da Vinci’s paintings, as well as some notebooks, scattered across the globe, and they have seen an explosion of interest and popularity since the release of Brown’s infamous novel.

The Da Vinci Code is a worldwide bestseller translated into an impressive 44 languages. It challenges the theory that Mary Magdalene is the person seated next to Jesus in Da Vinci’s Painting “The Last Supper”. It suggests that the Holy Grail was actually Mary Magdalene, carrying the bloodline of Christ. It further implies that she was a prostitute married to Jesus, a theory that has been suppressed by the church for more than 2,000 years.

Since this novel has stirred up more controversy than any other book throughout history, many Da Vinci Code tours have been initiated and organized in order to allow enthusiasts to assess the mystery for themselves.

The Da Vinci Code Walking Tour in Paris
This two-hour tour through Paris involves a walk of 1.65 miles to the various sites described in the novel. This Da Vinci Code tour begins at the Hotel Ritz and takes you through the beautiful gardens of the Jardin des Tuileries. From there you will travel to the Carrousel du Louvre to view the amazing inverted pyramid, to Pont des Arts, and then onward to the Left Bank district. You will visit the beautiful Church of St-Germain-des-Pres and finish your walk at the church of St. Sulpice, where you will have the opportunity to gaze at the famous Rose Line. No reservations are needed; however, you should note that St. Sulpice is closed to tours on Sunday for Mass.

The Da Vinci Code Tour in London
This Da Vinci Code tour will collect you from practically any location in central London. The three-hour event begins in the Temple Church, where Neveu and Langdon began their London search for the Holy Grail. You will drive down Fleet Street, which was home to London’s newspaper industry at one point, and pass King’s College, where one of the book’s important clues was investigated. From there, you will be taken to Westminster Abbey, to the grave tomb belonging to Sir Isaac Newton. Your guide will then drive you to St. James’ Park, an area bordered by three stunning royal palaces. Your tour will end after a visit to the National Gallery, where the “Virgin of the Rocks” by Da Vinci is housed.

Should you wish to extend your journey to the seven hour tour, you will be able to visit St. Bart’s Hospital, St. John’s Gate, Smithfield Market and the Church of St. Bartholomew. Throughout the drive, you will pass other famous landmarks including Big Ben, the Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Cracking the Da Vinci Code at the Louvre
A 2.5 hour Da Vinci Code tour, available at Musée du Louvre in Paris, is designed to accommodate a group of four person maximum, with a guide who encourages discussions of an intimate and interactive nature. Visitors will explore the ideas and art behind the bestseller, and walk through the book’s exciting Louvre adventures, all the while hunting for the truth. After the tour, you will be free to continue visiting the museum at your leisure.

The instructors of this tour are experienced and trained art historians from top American universities, who now live in Paris, writing publications on art history.

Chateau de Villette Tours
Taking into account that part of the Da Vinci Code movie was filmed at Chateau de Villette, it seems fitting that the Chateau would offer some of the most luxurious Da Vinci Code tours available in Paris.

• 4 Days and 3 Nights – This tour includes a welcome dinner at the striking Chateau, a drive through Avenue des Champs and Bois de Boulogne, lunch at Hotel Ritz, a Da Vinci Code walk through St. Sulpice, dinner in a Parisian restaurant, a visit to the Louvre, lunch at Café Marly, shopping, a second dinner in Paris, and breakfast at the Chateau.
• 5 Days and 4 Nights – You begin your tour with dinner at the Chateau. On the second day you will tour Paris with lunch at Hotel Ritz, a visit to the Louvre’s Grand Gallery, and St. Sulpice, followed by an excellent Parisian dinner. Day three starts with shopping, and ends with dinner at 1728, one of Paris’ most elegant restaurants. On day four you will tour Versailles and have dinner at the Chateau. Day five includes breakfast before departure.
• 6 Days and 5 Nights – This deluxe tour takes you to all of the important locations in Paris that are described in the novel, including a visit to the Louvre’s Grand Gallery and Denon Wing, lunch at Hotel Ritz, a Da Vinci Code walk to St. Sulpice, a tour of Bois de Boulogne and Champs-Élysées, dinner at 1728, and a video presentation of The Da Vinci Code movie followed by an interactive discussion.
• Optional Extra Tours – In addition to the guided scheduled tours, you can enjoy other tours such as Monet’s Gardens at Giverny, Versailles, and Normandy and Loire Valley Chateaux.
• Da Vinci Code and Companion Trip – This tour, offered at Chateau Grimaldi, provides insight into Mary Magdalene’s life, tracing her 30-year assumed residency in the Province. The journey takes you to Saint Maximin, to Basilica de la Magdalene, her burial site.

About the Author

Leon Grey is the author and webmaster for the website Leonardo Da Vinci‘s Life.

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Leonardo Da Vinci – The Tragic Pursuit of Perfection $41.73 Leonardo da Vinci The Tragic Pursuit of Perfection ANTONINA VALLENTIN translated by . Tf. Vickes NEW YORK Published by Jke Viking Press 1938 LEONARDO DA VINCI TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN MANUSCRIPT Copyright 1938 by The Viking Pre Inc. SET IN BASKERVILLE AND WEISS TYPES BY THE STRATFORD PRESS PRINTED IN U. S. A. BY THE HADDON CRAFTSMEN DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD, First published in November TO VISCOUNT DABERNON TRANSLATORS NOTE The quotations in this book have unavoidably, in a few cases, been retranslated from the German version, but wherever possible they have been taken direct from the Italian. A large number of the quotations from the Codex Atlanticus have been taken bodily from the English versions in Dr. J, P. Richters Literary Works of Leonardo da Vinci, published in 1883 of which a second edition, revised and enlarged by himself and Miss Irma A. Richter, is to be issued by the Oxford University Press. These were the work of Mrs. R. C. Bell, with the occasional help of her brother Sir Edward Poynter, and are very beautifully done, as anyone may see for himself by comparing the passage on page 404, a just rebuke from Leonardo for our own times, with the Italian given in the footnote. Occasional advantage has been taken of the works of Professor E, McCurdy and Mr. Ivor B, Hart. The translator desires to ac knowledge valuable technical assistance given by Mr. Lawrence Haward, Mr. O. S Griffiths, and Mr. Arnold Bender. Thanks are due to Messrs. Ulrico Hoepli, Milan, for permission to take photo graphs from their facsimile edition of the Codex Atlanticus. E. W. D. Contents ONE The Dream of the Great Bird TWO Years of Waiting 68 THREE The Triumph ofthe Colossus FOUR One of You Shall Betray Me 189 FIVE The Unconcerned Observer 260 SIX The Great Birds Flight 310 SEVEN Man, the Work of Art BIGHT The City of Disillusion 44 CONTENTS NINE I Can Go On 496 Notes Bibliography 547 Index 553 facing page 222 illustrations IN FULL COLOUR The Last Supper Christ Saint Anne detail from the Virgin with Saint Anne 280 Mona Lisa La Gioconda 354 IN ONE COLOUR Self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci Bernardo de Bandino Baroncelli Caricatures The Benois Madonna The Annunciation Beams for overturning scaling ladders Scythed car and armoured car The Adoration of the Magi Saint Jerome Detail from the Virgin of the Rocks The Virgin of the Rocks Beatrice dEste. By Christophoro Romano FRONTISPIECE facing page 48 49 5 53 76 77 84 85 98 99 160 Xli ILLUSTRATIONS Isabella dEste facing page 1 6 1 Study for the head of Philip 2 24 Study for the head of Judas 225 Detail from the Last Supper 244 Lodovico Sforza. By Boltraffio 3545 The Virgin with Saint Anne 27 Niccolo Machiavelli. By an unknown artist 5577 Design for flying machine and wings 3 1 6 An arsenal 317 The Battle of A nghiari 33 Study of hands 333 Leda 430 Pope Leo X. By Raphael 43 1 Plant studies study of fruit and leaves 466 Anatomical studies 467 Francis I of France. By Jean Clouet 496 Cha

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Leonardo da Vinci Treasury: CD-ROM and Book Leonardo da Vinci Treasury: CD-ROM and Book $16.75 An architect, sculptor, painter, inventor, and engineer centuries ahead of his time, Leonardo da Vinci was the archetypal ?Renaissance Man.? As famous for his paintings of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper as he was for devising plans for the helicopter, tank, and solar power, he also advanced the study of anatomy, astronomy, and civil engineering.This multifaceted overview of the celebrated genius?s work, presented in both color and black-and-white, includes a splendid selection of his portraits and figures, along with detailed anatomical and scientific drawings from his many notebooks.This book includes a CD-ROM containing 206 royalty-free images saved as both high-quality JPEG and Internet ready JPEG.System requirements: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP OR Macintosh, all versions; CD-ROM drive.Book specifications: paperback, 48 pgs., 8 1/4 in. x 11 in.Publisher: Dover, 2006.

Discovering Leonardo: The Art Lover’s Guide to Understanding Da Vinci’s Masterpieces $38.09 This fine art book with a design twist identifies, decodes, and explains symbols hidden in Leonardo da Vinci’s works, using die-cut windows to enhance the experience of truly appreciating each masterpiece. Discover the secret symbols and meanings behind seventy-five featured drawings and paintings in this unique volume celebrating Leonardo da Vinci. This book’s innovative design pairs each painting with a page of die-cut windows that help the reader focus on specific aspects of each piece of art, and it features captions that highlight the most important symbols. Also included are carefully selected comparative works from da Vinci’s contemporaries to offer contextual perspective. Learn the secrets behind such famous paintings as "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper," as well as "Adoration of the Magi," "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne," and many more. Each work featured in "Discovering Leonardo: The Art Lover’s Guide to Understanding Da Vinci’s Masterpieces" tells a story that becomes more fascinating as layer upon layer of symbolic meaning is revealed.

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The Secret Supper $3.95 Milan, 1497: Leonardo da Vinci is completing his masterpiece, "The Last Supper."Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling — and blasphemous — message, which he is determined to decode. The Holy Grail and the Eucharistic Bread are missing, there is no meat on the table and, shockingly, the apostles are portraits of well-known heretics — none of them depicted with halos. And why has the artist painted himself into the scene with his back turned toward Jesus? The clues to Leonardo’s greatest puzzle are right before your eyes….

Da Vinci And The Code He Lived By $17.18 Rated: NRSynopsis: Renowned as the “Mind of the Renaissance,” the genius of Leonardo da Vinci reaches beyond the centuries. Painter, sculptor, engineer, and scientist, in each field Leonardo da Vinci was both master and pioneer. Creator of some of the world’s great artistic masterpieces, such as the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, he was also a visionary whose fantastic inventions would become reality only hundreds of years after his death. Against a backdrop of 15th century Italian opulence, DA VINCI AND THE CODE HE LIVED BY follows the original Renaissance man through glittering palaces of merchant princes, accusations of blasphemy, and whispers of betrayal and romance–all to satisfy a limitless desire for knowledge. From the producers of Islam: Empire of Faith and Barbarians, and available on DVD for the first time ever, DA VINCI AND THE CODE HE LIVED BY tells the remarkable story of one man’s boundless talent, his towering legacy, and his courage in the face of powerful adversity.

Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci $3.94 Leonardo da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452. During his childhood, Leonardo’s interests were drawn in many directions. He grew up to become a great artist, inventor, and engineer-one of the great geniuses of all time.

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Leonardo da Vinci $17.47 In Leonardo da Vinci, Sherwin Nuland completes his 20-year quest to understand an unlettered man who was a painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist….

Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life $3.95 The life and work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) have proved endlessly fascinating for generations. In Leonardo da Vinci, Sherwin Nuland completes his twenty-year quest to understand an unlettered man who was a painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. What was it that propelled Leonardo’s insatiable curiosity? Nuland finds clues in his subject’s art, relationships, and scientific studies–as well as in a vast quantity of notes that became widely known in the twentieth century. Scholarly and passionate, Nuland’s Leonardo da Vinci takes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time.

The Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code $3.95 Dan Brownas thriller The Da Vinci Code has created an extraordinary Christian controversy, with its sub-plots of the sacred feminine in religion, the bloodline of Christ, the legend of the Holy Grail, and the role of sects like Opus Dei within the church. This updated second edition explores and explains the context of the novel, from how the early Christian Church ”edited” The Bible to the true history of the holy grail and to what art historians make of Leonardo Da Vinci”s symbolism in the Last Supper and other works. There is a brand-new chapter on the making of the eagerly anticipated Da Vinci Code movie, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. The guide includes information on all the Da Vinci Code sites in Paris, Rome, Jerusalem, New York, London and Edinburgh. There are reviews of Da Vinci Code sources and a glossary of everything from the Templars to the Fibonaccci Sequence. Whatever you think of Dan Brownas novel, this Rough Guide has the key to help you understand the world it inhabits. A

Leonardo’s Swans $5.49 <p>Sisters. Rivals. And the love of one man. </p><p> </p><p> Isabella and Beatrice d’Este are as different as night and day. Wordly and ambitious, Isabella’s beauty and intellect are legendary across the courts of Europe, while her younger sister, a tomboy, prefers horses and the hunt. When Isabella is betrothed to the Marquis of Mantua, all her ambitions seem to come true — until Beatrice marries Ludovico, the powerful Duke of Milan. Suddenly, Isabella finds herself drawn to her sister’s husband, a man as charismatic as he is dangerous. Once close, the sisters are now fierce rivals, for Ludovico’s affections but also for the larger prize, to be immortalized by Milan’s court painter, Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci’s glittering genius is at its zenith, with such masterpieces as The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, but he constantly struggles not to let his noble patrons’ incessant demands compromise his own artistic vision.</p><p> </p><p> Meanwhile, the black clouds of war are looming on the horizon. As Ludovico’s gamble for power in Western Europe begins to fall apart, the sisters must choose — between passion and family, loyalty and survival.</p>

The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple $3.95 "The Da Vinci Code," soon to be a major motion picture, continues to fascinate both conspiracy theorists "and" regular people the world over. Author Robin Griffith-Jones, the Master of the Temple, lives at the hub of this excitement. As Master of the Temple Church in London, one of the main sites of the book and the historic spiritual home of the Knights Templar, Griffith-Jones has given hundreds of talks to the throngs of tourists following the "Da Vinci trail." An expert on the Knights Templar as well as a biblical scholar, he has distilled his research into this first-rate treatment. "The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple" covers all the main elements of Dan Brown’s book — the Priory of Sion, Opus Dei, the Knights Templar, Leonardo’s "Last Supper," Mary Magdalene, and more. Griffith-Jones discusses Brown’s understanding of history and Christianity, exploring how much of his version is true, how much is plausible, and how much is fanciful. A literate insider’s introduction, "The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple" is perfect for anyone looking to unlock the ancient secrets of Dan Brown’s runaway best-seller.

The Secret Supper: A Novel $9.79 The most-talked-about international bestseller of the year! Tightly paced and atmospheric, The Secret Supper is a dazzling historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci’s genius and his masterpiece — which you will never look at in the same way again. Milan, 1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling — and blasphemous — message that he is driven to decode. The Holy Grail and the Eucharistic Bread are missing, there is no meat on the table, and the apostles, shockingly, are portraits of well-known heretics — and none of them are depicted with halos. And why has the artist painted himself into the scene with his back turned toward Jesus? The clues to Leonardo’s greatest puzzle are right before your eyes….

Leonardo Drawings By Leonardo, da Vinci $11.06 Author: Leonardo, da Vinci Series Title: Dover Art Library Subtitle: 60 Works Publication Date: 1980/05/01 Number of Pages: 59 Binding Type: Paperbound Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 8.25 Height: 11.25

Leonardo’s Incessant Last Supper $38.35 A picture universally recognized, endlessly scrutinized and described, incessantly copied, adapted, lampooned: does Leonardo’s near-ruined Last Supper still offer anything new to be seen or to be said? This book is a resounding Yes to both questions. With direct perception—and with attention paid to the work of earlier scholars and to the criticism embodied in the production of copyists over the past five hundred years–Leo Steinberg demonstrates that Leonardo’s mural has been consistently oversimplified. This most thought-out picture in Western art, painted in the 1490s on the north wall of the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, is a marvel of compressed meanings. Its subject is not one arrested moment, but successiveness and duration. It is not only Christ’s announcement of the forthcoming betrayal, but in equal measure the institution of the Eucharist. More than the spur of the moment animates the disciples, and more than perspective determines their housing. Though Leonardo’s geometry obeys all rules, it responds as well to Christ’s action at center, as if in emanation from the prime mover. The picture is simultaneously narrative and sacramental. As its protagonist is two-natured, as the twofold event of this night is both human submission and divine dispensation—so the entire picture is shown to have been conceived in duplexity: a sublime pun. Meanwhile, the unending disagreement as to what exactly is represented, what the depicted actions express, how and where this assembly is seated—all these still-raging disputes are traced to a single mistaken assumption: that Leonardo intended throughout to be unambiguous and clear, and that any one meaning necessarily rules out every other. As Steinberg reveals an abundance of significant interrelations previously overlooked, Leonardo’s masterpiece regains the freshness of its initial conception and the power to fascinate.

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Genius: Leonardo Da Vinci $12.52 Rated: NASynopsis: The life of artist Leonardo Da Vinci comes to life as never before through state-of-the-art 3-D animation, rare period imagery, and commentary by such renowned scholars as University of Warwick School of Engineering professor Dr. Alan Cartwight and University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy professor Dr. Peter Borcherds in an informative program focusing on Da Vinci’s remarkable drawings, mirror-written notebooks, and groundbreaking theories in the realms of biology, astronomy, and physiology. Jason Buchanan

Leonardo on the Human Body By Leonardo, da Vinci $29.77 Author: Leonardo, da Vinci Publication Date: 1983/09/01 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.00 Width: 8.25 Height: 11.25

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The Wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci $9.89 Leonardo da Vinci stood on a bridge between medieval thought and the modern mind. In this selection of entries from his dozens of coded notebooks and unpublished manuscripts his unending curiosity in the universe and deep knowledge come through in his energetic style. The self-educated da Vinci developed a philosophical system that set him apart from his contemporaries and marked him as the oracle of a new age and his vivid imagination and straightforward writing style capture the reader"s attention whether he is writing about his scientific analysis his opinion of necromancy discoveries in nature or the nature of man. Accompanied by a thorough introduction The Wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci unveils the man"s deepest thoughts and musings and proves why he remains an intriguing and enduring figure.

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A Treatise on Painting $46.7 New – The much overused word genius aptly describes only a few people in the history of civilisation. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) unquestionably belongs in this elite group. Anyone who has looked in amazement at the “Mona Lisa”, “The Last Supper”, or the many drawings that sprang from his fertile imagination may wonder how he accomplished these astounding works of art. Fortunately for posterity, Leonardo left his “Treatise on Painting”, essentially a primer for students interested in learning

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