LEONARDO THE MAN BEHIND THE SHROUD

Movies : Documentary
TV Rip : English

VIDEO OVERVIEW

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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VIDEO INDEX *

mm:ss
00:00 - Introduction: the Shroud of Turin is the king of holy relics
01:12 - TITLE
02:36 - The Shroud is on display in the cathedral of Turin, Italy
03:02 - The 1998 Exposition had 2 million onlookers over a 2 month period
04:19 - In 1898 the first photograph was taken of the Shroud
05:58 - In 1978 STURP researchers examined the Shroud for 5 days
06:07 - Barrie Schwortz: the image is a surface phenomenon
07:59 - Relic expert Antonio Lombarti: the historical context suggests forgery
08:24 - Previous Shrouds showed stylistic changes over time to cater to the faithful multitudes
08:50 - During the 12th century there were at least 40 shrouds in existence
09:03 - Faking religious relics was a lucrative business
10:58 - Clues in the Shroud itself suggests forgery
11:57 - In October 1988 the carbon dating was revealed: 1260-1390 AD
12:30 - Bologna sculptor Luigi Mattei created a bronze statue from the Shroud's image
13:10 - "Curiously, the man on the Shroud has a facial resemblance to Leonardo da Vinci" --Luigi Mattei
13:29 - Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince after 13 years of research: Leonardo did it
14:08 - Serge Bramly studied all of Leonardo's remaning manuscripts (over 7000 pages)
16:26 - Picknett: Leonardo used linen brought back from the Crusades
18:14 - In 1506 Pope Julius II declared May 4 the official annual Shroud Day
19:19 - The Shroud was a powerful political instrument for the Savoys, owners for over 500 years
20:19 - The Shroud was given to the church in 1983
20:53 - Leonardo's self portrait was also owned by the Savoys (coincidence?)
21:13 - The Shroud was commissioned by the Duke of Savoy and/or Pope Innocent VIII in the early 1490s
24:50 - Leonardo was a scientist, a vegetarian, a suspected homosexual (and a heretic)
25:00 - Leonardo never mentioned God in over 13,000 handwritten notes (very unusual for the time)
25:53 - Leonardo despised the church, despised the relic trade, and was not a Christian
27:19 - Leonardo was very handsome, very well dressed, very funny, and a practical joker
28:24 - The striking similarity of the face on the Shroud & Leonardo's has been known for 500 years
28:40 - Leonardo had a massive ego and he put elements of his own face into his works of art
28:52 - Computer graphic analysis has found a close match between the Mona Lisa & Leonardo's face
29:06 - Leonardo said that every painter puts something of his own features into his creations
29:43 - The Shroud image displays a remarkable understanding of anatomy as regards to crucifixion
34:09 - Not everyone agrees that the Shroud is not a painting
34:40 - Vermillion and red ocher pigments were found on the Shroud
36:14 - In 1973 an Italian expert said the Shroud was painted using Leonardo's "sfumato" technique
36:56 - Some of Leonardo's paintings used techniques that are still not understood today
37:21 - Many people have tried to copy Leonardo but found it impossible because of his supreme technical ingenuity
38:04 - Barrie Schwortz, Los Alamos, VP-8 Image Analyzer, 3D info on the Shroud was discovered in 1976
40:54 - The burned look can be explained by a heated bar relief
43:16 - Nicholas Allen, of the Port Elizabeth Technikon, South Africa, believes the Shroud is photographic
43:30 - A camera obscura is a key to the mystery of the Shroud
44:02 - The Shroud looks like it was burned because it was burned, indirectly with chemicals, not heat
44:20 - The Shroud is the only example of a primitive form of photography
44:29 - The elements to make a primitive photograph existed well before the 15th century
45:31 - Nicholas Allen proved that a photographic Shroud could have been made in the Middle Ages
46:40 - The Shroud was a composite of 3 different photographic images: front, back, and face
47:09 - Allen's photographic theory explains better than any other, the size anomalies in the Shroud
47:26 - Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince agree with Allen's photographic hypothesis
47:34 - Picknett & Prince believe the Shroud was done by Leonardo and the face is also Leonardo's
47:53 - It has been said that if Leonardo were alive today, he would be a photographer
48:03 - Leonardo did extensive research in the field of optics
48:09 - There are drawings of a camera obscura in Leonardo's manuscripts
48:13 - Leonardo read ancient Arabic texts and an Arabic author who discussed light sensitive materials
49:02 - That generations of religious pilgrims would worship a heretic's face would have amused Leonardo
50:38 - Leonardo was a lover of riddles, and the Shroud of Turin is the ultimate riddle
50:57 - Leonardo would be delighted that so much effort has gone into unlocking its secrets
51:28 - CREDITS
51:59 - END

ANOMALIES IN THE SHROUD OF TURIN *

Anomalies best explained by the composition of three separate photographic images:

- This is a giant figure – 6'8" at front, 6'10" at back!
- The head is too small for the body – and displaced upwards! (the head was added separately)
- The face is unnaturally thin - forehead and sides of face foreshortened, ears lost
- The right arm/hand is too long (double exposure of fingers)
- There is a light circle on the nose (a lens effect, centered on the face)
- The back of the head is wider than the front of the head
- The image area is oxidized and dehydrated (result of using heat to burn chemical image into cloth; chemical was then washed off)

Other anomalies:

- Hair is hanging vertically (on a shrouded horizontal body, hair would have fallen towards the back of head)
- The facial expression is serene – odd for a torture victim!
- No loin cloth, naked with hands over genitals. (Sensitive to intended audience – or a cryptic joke?)
- Flowing blood stains from a corpse? (Blood was added in a separate process.)

* Kenneth Humphreys (2005)

"Many are those who trade in tricks & simulated miracles, duping the foolish multitude; and if nobody unmasked their
subterfuges, they would impose them on everyone."