The Mystery Of The Madonna And The UFO

The painting “Madonna and Child with the Infant St John”, which can be found in the Hercules Room of the Palazzo Vecchio is affectionately known locally as “Madonna dell’ UFO” or “Our Lady of the Flying Saucer.”

Somebody call Dan Brown — it turns out that a hidden message in a Da Vinci painting is as good as it gets when it comes to art and UFOs. In fact, tourists on a Florence Italy guided tour may find themselves face to face with what some people consider proof that unidentified flying objects have been among us as far back as the Renaissance. So just what is it that has ufologists so excited?

The painting in question is the “Madonna and Child with the Infant St John”, which can be found in the Hercules Room of the Palazzo Vecchio and is affectionately known locally as “Madonna dell’ UFO” or “Our Lady of the Flying Saucer”.