What is the “John Gesture” in Renaissance Art?

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Leonardo da Vinci’s fascination with secret knowledge and esoteric symbolism is well-known in art history circles. One of the intriguing symbols tied to his work, and to the Renaissance as a whole, is what authors of The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince call “John gesture”: the upward-pointing finger, often associated with John the …

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Five Secrets of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence

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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is known worldwide as one of the most important art museums, housing some of the most important works of art from the Italian Renaissance. Visitors flock to see iconic works by artists like Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, but beneath the surface of this celebrated institution lies a web …

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