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Chapter 8

           Thequestionnow,though,waswhySaunièrewouldimitateafamousdrawing.

           «Mr.Langdon,»Fachesaid,»certainlyamanlikeyourselfisawarethatLeonardoDaVincihadatendencytowardthedarkerarts.»

           LangdonwassurprisedbyFache’sknowledgeofDaVinci,anditcertainlywentalongwaytowardexplainingthecaptain’ssuspicionsaboutdevilworship.DaVincihadalwaysbeenanawkwardsubjectforhistorians,especiallyintheChristiantradition.Despitethevisionary’sgenius,hewasaflamboyanthomosexualandworshipperofNature’sdivineorder,bothofwhichplacedhiminaperpetualstateofsinagainstGod.Moreover,theartist’seerieeccentricitiesprojectedanadmittedlydemonicaura:DaVinciexhumedcorpsestostudyhumananatomy;hekeptmysteriousjournalsinillegiblereversehandwriting;hebelievedhepossessedthealchemicpowertoturnleadintogoldandevencheatGodbycreatinganelixirtopostponedeath;andhisinventionsincludedhorrific,never-before-imaginedweaponsofwarandtorture.

           Misunderstandingbreedsdistrust,Langdonthought.

           EvenDaVinci’senormousoutputofbreathtakingChristianartonlyfurtheredtheartist’sreputationforspiritualhypocrisy.AcceptinghundredsoflucrativeVaticancommissions,DaVincipaintedChristianthemesnotasanexpressionofhisownbeliefsbutratherasacommercialventureameansoffundingalavishlifestyle.Unfortunately,DaVinciwasapranksterwhooftenamusedhimselfbyquietlygnawingatthehandthatfedhim.

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