Another Message From Leonardo?

Magha

The Force is Strong With This One
Leonardo Da Vinci's, "Salvatore Mundi", has been a controversial painting for many years; from it's relatively recent discovery to it's eventual sale in 2017 for $450 million. There are lots rumors online still about it's authenticity and current whereabouts.
After looking more closely at the painting I was struck by the dots in the crystal orb Christ holds.

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Just posting this because it's looks a little like three stars in Cassiopaea. The position of his index finger is aligned with the constellation, almost "pointing" to it. Some say it's the Trinity. In Arabic astronomy it could be representing the Camel's hump. Some art historians mention the crystal orb is representing the fixed stars in the heavenly sphere that Christ is holding in his hand. If that's true than these little dots are not crystal occlusions that the light is picking up as other art experts are suggesting but could be a constellation.
This short video description about a few art historians' guesses on why there is no refraction happening in this orb is interesting.


Might be my ol' "pattern recognition running amok' again but Leonardo does have a history of dropping hints about this section of the sky. (Laura's research and writing on Virgin of the Rocks and The Last Supper).
Is he leaving us with another clue in his "crystal ball" about the future?
There are other interesting symbols in this painting like the beautiful golden weaving design patterns in the
cross across his chest to mention just one.
It's generally dated to the early 1500's due to his use of his advanced knowledge in optics and painting techniques.

Wondering what others might think about this mysterious painting.
 
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