Leonardo Da Vinci and Christopher Columbus

In this history video learn about a theory linking two important historical figures - Christopher Columbus and Leonardo Da Vinci.

Rebecca Brayton: Leonardo Da Vinci is one histories most mysterious and mischievous character. Hi, I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we are learning about one theory will discloses an unsuspected connection between Da Vinci and Christopher Columbus. Jacques Abenaïm: What he uses is a technique that Leonardo Da Vinci used to his paintings and in Italian instance for smoke. Basically I think the genius has used this technique to hide something within his paintings. What is it that I found about Leonardo Da Vinci is that he actually had ties with Christopher Columbus and what I found interesting about Christopher Columbus is that he was Monaliza’s lover. Ten years into my research what I have discover is that Monaliza is actually Queen Isabella. Rebecca Brayton: When analyzing a work of art of historical value, experts will generally focus on an image or an icon that carries a certain meaning. That meaning has been placed on the image by a culture, religion, or perhaps by an artist. I say as Jacques Abenaïm suggest that Da Vinci has placed sub-verses symbols in his artwork. Jacques Abenaïm: Everything painted by Leonardo Da Vinci is actually related to Queen Isabella’s and her family and her lover that you see right here. This is Christopher Columbus. This is the drawing that triggered everything in my mind that shows a wolf selling from West to East and an eagle sitting on the East side. The eagle has a crown. What would did this wolf strike the eagle with this ray of his compass if not to say that there is a love relationship between the wolf and the eagle? The tree that stands in the bow happens to be upon the nation which is in Spanish, grow another. The city wanted to re-conquer from the arrow of invaders. That was the condition for Christopher Columbus to go. She told him, you shall go when you wants, I re-conquered Granada. If you look at this drawing, what you see is that Leonardo Da Vinci has put Columbus in the center of a circle and in this gesture is indicating East and West and telling you basically that this man is the essential importance of the recertification of the two continents— Rebecca Brayton: According to Abenaïm, Christopher Columbus is symbolized everywhere in Da Vinci’s work. He says the artist did this in a hopes that one day his art would reveal the truth. Jacques Abenaïm: We are talking about the arrow of the inquisition, a phenomenon that has caused of the life of many. What we should say is that Leonardo Da Vinci was eager to tell the story but in a way that it would be revealed perhaps at the appropriate time once the inquisition would simply disappear.