The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican - Hardcover

Blech, Benjamin; Doliner, Roy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061469041 ISBN 13: 9780061469046

Publisher: Harperone, 2008

Synopsis

A pair of distinguished scholars identifies and analyzes secret messages encoded within the Sistine Chapel's ceiling fresco, revealing how the master Renaissance artist imparted messages of brotherhood, tolerance, and revolution to interfaith free-thinkers and Kabbalists from his period. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

."(a) fascinating study of the Sistine Chapel. [.] Like the best art historians, the authors give us a fresh context for the times, never hesitating to make contemporary parallels. [.]This is a stimulating exploration that makes familiar masterpieces seem strange and new." -- Los Angeles Times

"This book of astounding revelations is built on careful scholarship, lucid exposition, and it is, above all, compelling reading."--Jonathan Harr, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Lost Painting and A Civil Action

"The journey of analysis of the complex images rewards the reader with many profound insights about the artwork and the complex nature of Michelangelo's ideas....fascinating and engaging!"--The Jewish Press

"Just as the work of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel changed forever the world of art, so will this book change forever the way to view and, above all, to understand the work of Michelangelo!"--Enrico Bruschini, Official Art Historian for the U.S. Embassy in Rome

"Fascinating.... Benjamin Blech and Roy Doliner appear to have few equals when it comes to the history and detail of the fresco.... a readable and informative piece of work."--Manchester Evening News (U.K.)

."..(a) fascinating study of the Sistine Chapel. [...] Like the best art historians, the authors give us a fresh context for the times, never hesitating to make contemporary parallels. [...]This is a stimulating exploration that makes familiar masterpieces seem strange and new."--Los Angeles Times

..".(a) fascinating study of the Sistine Chapel. [...] Like the best art historians, the authors give us a fresh context for the times, never hesitating to make contemporary parallels. [...]This is a stimulating exploration that makes familiar masterpieces seem strange and new."--Los Angeles Times

Just as the work of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel changed forever the world of art, so will this book change forever the way to view and, above all, to understand the work of Michelangelo! --Enrico Bruschini, Official Art Historian for the U.S. Embassy in Rome"

This book of astounding revelations is built on careful scholarship, lucid exposition, and it is, above all, compelling reading. --Jonathan Harr, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Lost Painting and A Civil Action"

(a) fascinating study of the Sistine Chapel. [ ] Like the best art historians, the authors give us a fresh context for the times, never hesitating to make contemporary parallels. [ ]This is a stimulating exploration that makes familiar masterpieces seem strange and new. --Los Angeles Times"

About the Author:

Rabbi Benjamin Blech is an internationally recognized educator, religious leader, author, and lecturer. A recipient of the American Educator of the Year Award, he has been a professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University since 1966. He is the author of eleven books and has written for the New York Times, Newsweek, and Newsday. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperone
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061469041
• ISBN 13: 9780061469046
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320