Maestro
del tondo Miller-
Virgin and child and the young st. John
This
painting, attributed to the Florentine school of Fra Filippo Lippi was painted
sometime between 1406 and 1469, making it over 600 years old. If you look closely
at the background you will see an object in the sky behind the Madonna. The mysterious
object was first noticed by a Tuscan researcher Daniele Bedini while viewing the
work in a Florence museum. She subsequently published an article in an Italian
magazine (Notiziario UFO), which sparked fervor in the art community and set into
motion a paradigm shift in how we interpret the symbolism of ancient artwork 
The
curious object, set unobtrusively into the background, shows a man and his dog
staring into the sky behind the Madonna. His hand covers his eyes, directing his
attention toward a disk-like object seemingly hovering in the air. Golden spikes
radiate around its perimeter, giving the impression the object has some sort of
luminescence. Symbolically speaking, the man and his dog have been interpreted
to represent 'the Shepard'; the very same Shepard believed to herald the coming
of Christ. There are other symbols and themes seen in this painting that have
been repeated in several other painting from varying times and places. Take for
instance the bare tree trunk to the left of the Madonna. It is commonly believed
the tree represents 'the tree of life' or the symbol representing the knowledge
of good and evil. (The same tree that bore the forbidden fruit eaten by Adam and
Eve in the Garden of Eden.) 
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This
much earlier painting depicts a similar setting. Notice the Shepard with his flock
behind the Madonna. His hand is drawn to his eyes as he gazes at an Angel flying
through the background.
 This
painting also shows the Virgin Mary and Jesus with Saint Paul. If you look closely
and keep an open mind, you may see half of a disk-like object painted to the extreme
left behind the main subjects. Anyone who has read the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
is familiar with the idea that the Catholic Church has gone to great lengths to
suppress images and ideas that contradict their doctrine. It is believed that
many similar images have been destroyed or suppressed by the Church, but a few
have survived due to the fact the images have been hidden within the realm of
symbolism. Please remember that the Church was responsible for commissioning most
of the artwork of this period, and as a result used its power to sensor the various
artists.
The
Virgin Mary and Saint Giovannino - or - Virgin and Child and the Young St. John-School
of Lippi (1406-1469)
Often
attributed to several different artists, including; Domenico Ghirlandaio, Sebasiano
Mainardi and Jacopo del Sellaio, this beautiful painting is displayed at the Palazzo
Vecchio in Florence Italy. (Catalog #00292620) It resides among works by Michael
Angelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. This enigmatic masterpiece is also the cover art
for the new novel by Harry S. Franklin, 'Paradigm Shift - Return of the Angels'.
The thought provoking work of fiction challenges our current beliefs by linking
Angels with aliens in an exciting story that promises to move its readers.
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