When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary, Artistic and Philosophical References
- Leonardo Da Vinci, Vitruvian Man (8.28)
- Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (21.6)
- New York Times Magazine, The Leonardo Cover-Up" (40.18)
- THE TEMPLAR REVELATION: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ
- THE WOMAN WITH THE ALABASTER JAR: Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail
- THE GODDESS IN THE GOSPELS Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine
- HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL The Acclaimed International Bestseller (60.3-6)
- Georgia O'Keeffe (60.24)
- Da Vinci, Botticelli, Poussin, Bernini, Mozart, Victor Hugo, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, King Arthur, Sleeping Beauty, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Magic Flute (61.17)
- Walt Disney, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White (61.19)
- Georges de la Tour, The Penitent Magdalene (61.22)
- Leonardo Da Vinci, Codex Leicester (71.31)
- Mystery of Sheshach (77.11)
- King Arthur (92.2)
- Don Quixote (92.13)
Historical References
- Caravaggio (Prologue.1)
- La Guerre d'Algérie (Prologue.26)
- Father Josemaría Escrivá (2.35)
- Frances Mitterrand (3.35)
- Salvador Dalí (3.38)
- Draco (8.16)
- Leonardo da Vinci (the whole dang book)
- King Godefroi de Bouillon (37.6)
- King Baldwin II (37.17)
- Pope Innocent II (37.21)
- Pope Clement V (37.23)
- King Phillipe IV (37.23)
- Constantine the Great (55.25)
- Napoleon (60.37)
- Atbash Cipher (72.18)
Pop Culture References
- Eyes Wide Shut, Tom Cruise (74.34)