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 ...
I supposed this loon believes in global warming also?
Note: ANYTHING with the words 'universal love' in it is bogus.
If you stare at anything long enough you will see all kinds of things.
The Davinciberg Chronicles?
Yawn.
We missed that when we were there, but I think you’re on to something.
It reads...”Be sure to drink your Ovaltine”......
What does it matter what Michaelangelo thought or or coded? He was a great artist not a religious profit or mystic.
I bet there are people who see secret messages in cloud formations on any given day.
now i see it.
geeze....prophet...not profit, but methinks the decoders are looking for a profit, not prophet.
You missed it? I SAW it!
Maybe only special people can see it.
Sounds like a “National Treasure” type plot.
It took me a few seconds, but 
;o)
Oh Boy! Another conspiracy theory! Here comes another movie!
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