To make a sweeping statement like that indicates that you have not studied Leonardo enough. He was a very spiritual man constantly in the search to understand the universe and its make-up and origins. He definitely was not against Christianity or any other religion for that matter. He was very open-minded about any knowledge that man had accumulated, analysing it for himself and not being influenced by the type of ingrained bias and prejudice as displayed by yourself. The difficulty Leonardo had with established religions was their strait-jacketed approach to rituality and doctrines. This was too blinkered for a man of his complex mind and wide vision. He distinguished greatly between Christianity, the religion, and Catholicism, the business. He was cautious who he engaged in these debates as it was medieval times and the Church was all-powerful, dealing harshly with any who disagreed with their dictums. So much so that any disagreements would be met with accusations of heresy and Inquisition. That mighty organisation and its holy men were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands who stood against their religious dictatorship. I’m sure when Jesus returns he will have a special place reserved for those who did those things in his name.You might also bear in mind that while providing the Church with some of its most iconic religious images, he also lived with the Franciscan friar and master mathematician, Luca Pacioli, in Milan and Florence for 10 years.. Strange actions for a man “who was clearly against Christianity and the new testament”.

Oh and one more thing, I am not saying Jesus was not an incredible man or he hasn’t inspired millions and influenced many, Jesus was a great man and should always be referred to as such. But Jesus being the son of god was actually a vote taken in order to give him divinity and obtain more followers when other religion were on the rise. Following other votes (what day Easter is celebrated on etc.) the New Testament was born.

Da Vinci was actually clearly against Christianity and the new testament. The Vitruvian Man is a tribute to the divine proportion, 1.618 to one. Sometimes referred to as the Golden Ratio. Dont believe me? The Vitruvian man is named after the man who studied this ratio the most, Marcus Vitruvius. Measure yourself from top to bottom, then divide that number by the space from the floor to your bellybutton.The answer will always be 1.618 Da Vinci knew this and thought that the human body was a living tribute to this ratio. He believed through studying this he could highly improve architecture and possibly find secrets of the human body. Take some time to google image pictures of the golden ratio (PHI). Youll be surprised what youll find. Additionally Marcus Vitruvian was an architect, explaining why Da Vinci examined the human body and its perfect ratios for that purpose.

George Reynolds, India.