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The theory speculates that the name Mona Lisa is actually a play on the words Amon-L Isa who is an Egyptian God and an Egyptian Goddess blended together (Why The Mona Lisa Smirks A Book Review of The Da Vinci Code by Rev. Marty Fields (http://www.thirdmill.org/newfiles/mar_fields/CH.Fields.WhyTheMonaLisaSmirks.7.9.04.html).
While both of these theories are religiously based there is also a theory that is not based in any religion and that is the theory of a self-portrait. According to this theory the painting of the Mona Lisa is actually a feminine version of a self-portrait by the artist himself.
In the self-portrait theory it is said that the artist painted hidden messages into the painting using symbols (Mystery of the Mona Lisa (http://www.unmuseum.org/leocode.htm).
Whether there will ever be evidence located that can prove or disprove any of the theories...
When a portrait of the artist is imposed over the Mona Lisa the theorists believe there are many similarities. http://www.unmuseum.org/leocode.htm
Was the Mona Lisa really a self-portrait? Comparing a Leonardo self-portait with the Mona Lisa. Do they match up?
References
Why The Mona Lisa Smirks
Book Review of The Da Vinci Code by Rev. Marty Fields
http://www.thirdmill.org/newfiles/mar_fields/CH.Fields.WhyTheMonaLisaSmirks.7.9.04.html
Mystery of the Mona Lisa http://www.unmuseum.org/leocode.htm
" (Y-Jesus, 2007) in fact approximately one-fourth of women during that time were named Mary and Joseph was a common name also. One of every ten men were named Jesua. The work entitled: "Mona Lisa's Smirk: The Truth Behind the Da Vinci Conspiracy" states that the Da Vinci code states: "Nobody is saying Christ was a fraud, or denying that he walked the earth and inspired millions to better lives.
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