The Sistine Secrets - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sistine Secrets write by Benjamin Blech. This book was released on 2008-04-29. The Sistine Secrets available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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. "Driven by the truths he had come to recognize during his years of study in private nontraditional schooling in Florence, truths rooted in his involvement with Judaic texts as well as Kabbalistic training that conflicted with approved Christian doctrine, Michelangelo needed to find a way to let viewers discern what he truly believed. He could not allow the Church to forever silence his soul. And what the Church would not permit him to communicate openly, he ingeniously found a way to convey to those diligent enough to learn his secret language."—from the Preface 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.
Michelangelo & the Creation of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo & the Creation of the Sistine Chapel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Michelangelo & the Creation of the Sistine Chapel write by Robin Richmond. This book was released on 1995. Michelangelo & the Creation of the Sistine Chapel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes events leading up to the creation of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, with information about the life of Michelangelo, as a man and an artist; and includes discussion of the controversial restoration project of the 1980s, with before and after photographs.
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel write by Andrew Graham-Dixon. This book was released on 2009-01-01. Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The story behind the timeless Renaissance revealed.
The Angel Inside
The Angel Inside - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Angel Inside write by Chris Widener. This book was released on 2010-06-22. The Angel Inside available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There will come a time when you must decide to lead the life someone else has chosen for you…or the life you want. According to legend, when a young boy asked the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo why he was working so hard hitting the block of marble that would eventually become his greatest sculpture, David, the artist replied, “Young man, there is an angel inside this rock, and I am setting him free.” In The Angel Inside, the renowned consultant and career coach Chris Widener uses Michelangelo’s words to explore the hidden potential that exists within us all. In this unforgettable tale, Tom Cook, a disillusioned American businessman, has traveled to Italy looking for direction in his life. In Florence, the last city on his tour, Tom meets a mysterious old man who opens his eyes to the art and life of Michelangelo and reveals what the artist’s work can teach him—and all of us—about the power of following your passion. Among the lessons that Tom learns over the course of the next day: The beauty is in the details Your hand creates what your mind conceives All great accomplishments start with a single swift action No one begins by creating the Sistine Chapel Whether you’re looking for a way to reinvigorate your career or searching for the courage to begin a new one, THE ANGEL INSIDE is a must-read if you want to find true meaning in your life and work. The break-out business parable that’s already sold more than 70,000 copies, The Angel Inside tells the story of a young man searching for meaning in his work and finding it in an unlikely place: the life and art of Michelangelo.
The Vatican
The Vatican - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Vatican write by Michael Collins. This book was released on 2011-08-15. The Vatican available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written by a Vatican insider and accomplished church historian, this book is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the world's smallest nation and the spiritual center of the Catholic Church. Produced with the full cooperation of the Vatican, this is a beautifully illustrated insiders guide into the 2,000-year-long history of the Vatican and papal influence, daily life and governance of the world's largest religious body, and the art collections and other priceless treasures rarely seen by the public. In addition to a unique photographic tour, the book includes personal interviews with various Vatican employees and insiders who make their home there, from a Swiss Guard to a singer in the Sistine Chapel choir. This book is an unparalleled look into life inside the Holy City.
