Leonardo- The Man Behind the Shroud [5/6]

The Shroud of Turin: sacred Christian relic or clever fake? If it was created, it must have been by someone with extraordinary skills. The evidence points to one man, one of the greatest geniuses who has ever lived. Was Leonardo da Vinci the man behind the Shroud of Turin?

Worshiped by millions as the authentic burial cloth of Jesus, the Shroud of Turin is one of the most sacred and controversial relics of the Christian world. The image of Christ, believers say, was burned into the cloth fibers by the intense heat of resurrection. Behind the Cathedral that holds the Shroud, the Library of Palazzo Reale contains the self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.

What is the link between these two remarkable images?

This extraordinary film will weave together different threads of this puzzle. It explains the enormous significance of the Shroud, and the controversy over its authenticity that has raged in recent years following attempts at scientific study. And it asks the question: if it is a fake, who on earth would have had the ability to create it? - for the image on the Shroud is no ordinary painting.

Experts on the Shroud, on renaissance art, image analysis, forensic science, and crucifixion argue how this strange and mysterious image might have been created - or how it could not have been. Was it created photographically, in a camera obscura, was the image burnt on by pressing the cloth against a heated sculpture? Was it indeed painted, using a very sophisticated technique? Every method suggested points to the fact that the artist would have needed unique talents, and the film demonstrates that these talents were exhibited by one individual: Leonardo da Vinci - inventor, visionary, scientist, anatomist, artist and heretic.

Leonardo had not only the means to create the Shroud, he also had the motive. His was a life of facing challenges, of discovering the unknown, of pushing the boundaries... and of devising riddles and practical jokes. He also despised the excesses of the Catholic church - though he moved among the upper reaches of its hierarchy. Indeed, he was close to the Pope himself, through whom he was familiar with the Savoy royal family. And it was the Savoys who, significantly, owned the Shroud at the time a Papal blessing gave it its aura of authenticity.

Leonardo: The Man behind the Shroud, captures the wonder that the shroud holds, and the mastery of Leonardo.

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[GoodShepard007]

The image on the shroud is made up of myrrh which contains the carbohydrate formula C6 H10 O5. Under microscope the image is not formed by paint, but carbohydrates. Myrrh is a liquid tree resin that becomes hard and glossy when dry. Light reflective and light sensitive.

When Nicodemus coated the cloth and Jesus with 100lbs of myrrh and aloes he also made a 1st Century Film Plate. Aloes contain cellulose which react to light by forming a invisible image in reverse color. A photo of Jesus.

[BoboSnowman]

@LittleRavenSonofMatt

The scolar said towards the end that it was most likely not Leonardo's body.

[LittleRavenSonofMatt]

it makes more since that it was DaVinci on the cloth and not Jesus. Most people overlook the fact that because of where he was born Jesus probably had really dark skin plus he was a carpenter. Carpenters at the time had very large muscular builds. DaVinci who was an artist most likely didn`t work out that much.

[Flagrum3]

@Leivinn20 -Hey thats fine with me.

[Leivinn20]

@Flagrum3 : Apparently my English is not clear enough for you. If you wish reply my "post", you can put your answers on the thread, don´t need reply to me. Again: our discussing is over.

[Flagrum3]

@Leivinn20 -I really don't understand what the Shroud has to do with the way the third world is treated by other nations? I'm from Canada, we supply the third world with $Billions of our money and services to help out!...Also, Leonardo did not have the capacity to create this relic whatsoever, that is pure fantasy at it's worst.I also don't understand your problem with the way the hands are placed on the shroud man? Please explain these things to me.

[Leivinn20]

This a typical documentary video by means of which the Europeans pretend to make fun of us (third world people). Leonardo was not mediocre, he would not have done something so mediocre. I think the European intellectual level is decreasing. I am from third world..not so third...

[Leivinn20]

@Flagrum3 : - absurds conjecturesIt`s quite curious the position hands was not changed by rigor mortis process ( It´s very convinient for Mid Age's morality). You don’t believe on the shroud due to somebody proved that the shroud is supernatural...apparently, you are dissociated....our discussing is over.

[Flagrum3]

@Leivinn20 -Your forgetting something here! The SM is not lying flat! He is in rigor mortis and his head is bent forward, his chest slightly exanded, his legs are bent at the knees, explaining the difference in height front/back and the ability for the hands to cross over where they are.This is called Forshortening.The head size 'appears' smaller because of darker linen bands...all this is Old news bro! Get up to speed.

[Flagrum3]

@Leivinn20 -You are forgetting something here;The man on the Shroud is NOT lying flat! He is in rigor mortis with the head bent forward, the chest slightly expanded, both the knees bent, one more then the other and slightly turned.One shoulder is dislocated.This info all goes to explaining most of what you are mentioning, especially the slight difference in image size (dorsal to front), its called forshortening.It also explains the ability for the hands being folded where they are.