In this webquest, you will become familiarized with the history behind the novel and movie,
The DaVinci Code. Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is the Holy Grail?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code2. Scroll down the above webpage to the section titled: The Secret of the Holy Grail.
In the novel, The DaVinci Code, what is the secret of the holy grail?
3. Why are the secrets of the Grail connected, according to the fictional novel, to
Leonardo Da Vinci's work?
The author of The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown, contends that the figure seated to the right of Jesus is Mary Magdalene. Take a look at the painting, and decide for yourself:
http://gim.gupshup.org/gal/H/da-vinci-last-supper-copy19605_5815974.JPG***See if you can spot the mysterious hand with the knife in the Last Supper:
http://www.lisashea.com/hobbies/art/handknife.html4. Many people believe that the
Mona Lisa is actually a self-portrait by Leonardo as a woman, and that the androgyny reflects the sacred union of male and female which is implied in the holy union of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Such parity between the cosmic forces of masculine and feminine has long been a deep threat to the established power of the Church. The name Mona Lisa is actually an anagram for "Amon L'Isa", referring to the father and mother gods of
Ancient Egypt (namely
Amon and
Isis).
Take a look at these websites. Do you believe that Mona Lisa is actually a self-portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci?
http://daphne.palomar.edu/mhudelson/WorksofArt/13HighRen/1764.html AND
http://www.florence.com/leonardo.html
5. This handwriting generator will show you how DaVinci wrote in his secret code:
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/write.htmlHow would Leonardo have written, “Ti amo?”
6. How can you create a sense of depth in a painting - a tecnique used by Leonardo?
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InvestigatingAerialP.html7.
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicode/site/home.htmlClick on “Enter Site”
Then click on previews, and view some of the film trailers for the movie, The DaVinci Code.
If you have extra time today, you may play some of the games at:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicode/site/home.html
