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Salai was the pupil of Davinci. He entered Vinci House when he was ten years old. Vinci renamed him “salai” ( it means little devil, his real name is Giacomo) because “Leonardo made a list of the boy’s misdemeanours, calling him “a thief, a liar, stubborn, and a glutton”. But despite Salai’s thievery and general delinquency —” I’d like you to investigate a little bit more.. is really interesting…. Really. haha <3 Love your blog. ( i wish i could tell you more </3 )

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Merci for the lovin’ on my blargh ❤

Thanks for the info! I think this is pretty cool, that it seems like there is a connection here, but I’m not really hugely into Marius/Armand myself… so ppl who love Armand/Marius more than I do can do their own deep investigating for more, but I did just a teensy bit, this was a cool find:

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From DiscoveringdaVinci.com:

This is a painting of Da Vinci’s pupil, assistant, and lover Salino Giacomo, or “Salai.” Why is the title “Mona Lisa” an anagram for “Mon Salai” ? Why does a painting of Salai combine with the painting of Mona Lisa?

… “The lover is moved by the beloved object as the senses are by sensual objects; and they unite and become one and the same thing. The work is the first thing born of this union; if the thing loved is base the lover becomes base.” — Leonardo da Vinci