In 1997’s Templar Revelation, Lynn Picknett andClive Prince famously suggested that Leonardo Da Vinci may have been the famous forger behind the Shroud of Turin. This year a British documentary revisits the idea:
The relic has inspired generations of pilgrims who have flocked to see what they believe is the face of the crucified Jesus. But it has also provoked bitter controversy after scientists carbon-dated it to the Middle Ages.
Now a US artist has entered the fray, putting forward her own theory about its origin. Lillian Schwartz, a graphic consultant at the School of Visual Arts in New York, claims that the image is a self-portrait of Leonardo, which was made using a crude photographic technique.
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