The Sistine Chapel was intended to be decoded, the authors believe
Posted on 06/21/2008 6:57:45 AM PDT by yankeedame
By Malcolm Moore in Rome
20/06/2008
Michelangelo hid a secret code in the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel made up of mystical Jewish symbols... according to a new book.
The Sistine Chapel was intended to be decoded, the authors believe
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,...is actually a "bridge" between the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish faith", according to The Sistine Secrets: Unlocking the Codes in Michelangelo's Defiant Masterpiece.
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Scanning...the arrangement of figures on the...14,000 square foot ceiling, the authors have found shapes that correspond to Hebrew letters.
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For example, the book states, the figures of David and Goliath form the shape of the letter gimel, which symbolises g'vurah, or strength, in the mystical Kabbalah tradition.
The authors believe the entire Sistine Chapel, which they say is built to the same proportions as the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, is a "lost mystical message of universal love" which was intended to be decoded.
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In addition, they say there are several attacks on Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, embedded in the painting.
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Critics of the new book point out that there is no record in Michelangelo's extensive and well-preserved writings of any secret code in the ceiling.
Dr Arnold Nesselrath, a curator at the Vatican museums said there was no way that Michelangelo could have painted any of the ceiling without the pope's express consent.
Marco Bussagli, an art history professor at Rome's La Sapienza university, said the revelation of "anti Catholic and anti-Christian" messages on the roof "suggests that the Dan Brown syndrome has struck again." .....
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The author was on Michael Medved’s show, and did his best to convince us that Michaelangelo was hell bent to DISS the POPE that he supposedly HATED!! It was sad to hear him....he was SO anxious to discredit the CHURCH aby making Michaelangelo out to be some kind of apostate.... Geesh....
Michelangelo was angry with the Church. He put his own likeness in the Chapel, showing himself as an empty skin, sucked dry by the Church. This is nothing new, it has been known for a long time.
He was also a believer. At his request, his tomb in Florence faces the front doors of the Cathedral of Santa Croce. He said when the rapture happened and the doors of the Cathedral flew open, he wanted to be able to sit up and look right out before he was whisked away to heaven.
Actually, it wouldn’t surprise me. He based many of those being tormented in Hell on his enemies, including one Cardinal who is portrayed with a snake biting his penis. I can see him putting in symbols. He was just that kind of guy.
Outstanding decoding...............did you discover the answer in the bathroom while your sister was banging on the door! Too too funny
Nah! That's just crazy!
Michaelangelo was a Mason?
Thank you. “Stretching” is now my desktop picture. Once I type F11 on my iMac, I can begin to undo some of the damage I do sitting in front of my computer for many hours a day.
If you look close you can clearly see that God is Obama
If you look very closely at the upper left hand corner, you will see the words "Paul is dead."
GGG?
It’s clearly you!
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Thanks Fractal Trader. The Sistine Chapel work by Michelangelo *is* however a real, uh, national treasure. |
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No, it’s obviously “Buy Burma Shave!”
Secret, huh? So THAT’S why the Vatican guys there don’t let you take any pictures!!!
Always be cautious believing anything from someone named Blech.
Michaelangelo is more likely to have left a bunch of gay stuff in his paintings.
Actually, I can believe attacks on Pope Julius II - Michaelangelo didn’t particularly like his patron; apparently kept wanting changes and otherwise interfering with his work.
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