Overview
Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world-the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling, which is the largest fresco painting on earth in the holiest of Christianity's chapels; yet there is not one single Christian image in this vast, magnificent artwork. The Sistine Secrets tells the fascinating story of how Michelangelo embedded messages of brotherhood, tolerance, and freethinking in his painting to encourage fellow travelers to challenge the repressive Roman Catholic Church of his time. Blech and Doliner reveal what Michelangelo meant in the angelic representations that brilliantly mocked his papal patron, how he managed to sneak unorthodox heresies into his ostensibly pious portrayals, and how he was able to fulfill his lifelong ambition to bridge the wisdom of science with the strictures of faith. The Sistine Secrets unearths secrets that have remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Full Product Details
Author: Benjamin Blech ,
Roy Doliner ,
James Cameron Stewart
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
Imprint: Tantor Media, Inc
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 19.00cm
Weight: 0.072kg
ISBN: 9781541461062
ISBN 10: 1541461061
Publication Date: 08 August 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
aEUROoeFascinating. . . . 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.aEURO ---Manchester Evening News (U.K.)
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.)
Author Information
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 over ten books and has written for the New York Times, Newsweek, and Newsday. Roy Doliner's studies span the spectrum of the humanities: languages, comparative religion, art history, Italian and Roman history, and Judaica (including Talmud, Midrash, and Kabbalah). He is often called upon to act as a docent for scholars and international dignitaries to Rome and the Vatican Museums. Trained at Hull University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, James Cameron Stewart is a veteran actor whose performances include roles in theater, film, and television. His credits include Outlander, Jericho, Flying Blind, Golden Years, Emmerdale, London's Burning, Eastenders, Coronation Street, and Holby City.
