I stumbled upon Da Vinci's code as I was seeing animal designs everywhere- the heavens, the earth, the 'clouds' & throughout nature. I found the renaissance era depicting my new realities.
Da Vinci's work was particularly remarkable with how he hid these beautiful creatures, small and large in all his portraits.
Da Vinci's
John The Baptist
I learned of Da Vinci's fascinations and love for nature & all things living...and dead. It was not until I was researching the history of the Salvator Mundi at https://salvatormundirevisited.com that the reverse side of the painting was revealed during it's 2005/6 'restoration'.
On the frame/cradle, believed not to be original, were neither noted or documented beautiful critters perched in the tops of the vertical slats.
Furthermore, there was a marking that appeared to be of a mirroring reflection... & that of alien like appearance...to my interpretation anyway :). I began flipping & mirroring his portraits.
This opened a (figurative) portal into seeing an entirely new side of Da Vinci & his astonishingly beautiful & brilliant work. It further excites me about humanities future in art, and what all we may consider in creating beauty.
Thank you for visiting :)
- Mattison Deacon
My primary site is BirdyShark.com
Da Vinci's

Ginevra de' Benci

Front + Reverse