Leonardo's prophecy: Hidden apocalyptic code in 'The Last Supper'
Leonardo da Vinci, an extraordinarily talented artist, scientist, inventor, architect, and philosopher from Italy, left an impressive legacy that continues to amaze and attract the attention of many people, including scientists. One of them, a researcher, is convinced that da Vinci even predicted the apocalypse and that the keys to uncovering the date of this event are hidden in his fresco "The Last Supper".
In 2010, Sabrina Sforza Galitzia, a researcher from the Vatican, noticed unusual information allegedly hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's fresco "The Last Supper". According to the American service IFL Science, Galitzia is convinced that she managed to decode the "mathematical and astrological" puzzle that da Vinci had hidden in his work to "avoid being attacked" because "he lived in difficult times". Galitzia focused on analysing the so-called lunette, a small vault embedded in the main vault, located in the central part of the painting, above the window.
Da Vinci code deciphered?
The researcher is convinced that it is precisely in this spot that Leonardo da Vinci hid information about the end of the world, which is supposed to occur due to a global flood. According to her findings, the flood began on 21 March, 4006 and ended on 1 November of the same year. Galitzia claims that da Vinci believed this would be "a new beginning for humanity". However, she did not explain how she solved this puzzle, which makes her claims receive significant scepticism from scientists.
"There is a da Vinci code – it’s just not the one popularised by Dan Brown," announced Sabrina Sforza Galitzia in 2010.
Towards the end of his life, Leonardo da Vinci began showing increased interest in apocalyptic visions of the world, as highlighted by the IFL Science service. Some historians even believe he had an obsession with death and destruction. Evidence of this can be seen in sketches he created, depicting, among other things, fires falling from the sky or boiling seas, surrounded by notes predicting the appearance of clouds and destructive phenomena.
IFL Science also points out that some of da Vinci's drawings might depict events he witnessed during his life, such as storms or earthquakes. However, historians have found no evidence to support this theory. More credible explanations seem to be those presented by Martin Clayton in an interview with the BBC, that the sketches "show da Vinci’s awareness of the ephemeral nature of humanity and that ultimately everything will be destroyed".
