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

Zusatztext "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!" Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork The recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accumulated tarnish and darkness. The Sistine Secrets endeavors to remove the centuries of prejudice, censorship, and ignorance that blind us to the truth about one of the world's most famous and beloved art treasures. Zusammenfassung The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork The recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accumulated tarnish and darkness. The Sistine Secrets endeavors to remove the centuries of prejudice! censorship! and ignorance that blind us to the truth about one of the world's most famous and beloved art treasures.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Blech, Benjamin/ Doliner Blech, Blech Benjamin, Roy Doliner, Doliner Roy
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.2009
• EAN: 9780061469053
• ISBN: 978-0-06-146905-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Religious, HISTORY: Europe / Italy, RELIGION: Christian Church / History, RELIGION: Christianity / History, ART: General, HISTORY: Jewish, HISTORY: Renaissance, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Jewish, RELIGION: Philosophy