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Erudite, beautifully written and highly readable, this provocative book finally cracks the Michelangelo code 500 years after he began to paint it! The Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican is the largest fresco painting on earth, in one of the holiest places in the Christian world. Now, thanks to the thorough cleaning of the chapel, and the diligent work of scholars, its true colours are gradually being revealed. Millions flock to see this masterpiece every year but very few people know that Michelangelo had a hidden agenda. He embedded subversive messages into his great work of art, encouraging people to rebel against the repressive and hypocritical Roman Catholic Church of the time. He even included insulting gestures at the corrupt and syphilitic Pope Julius II, who had commanded him to paint it! Fortunately for Michelangelo, the ceiling is so high and so overwhelmingly detailed that his coded messages just about escaped the scrutiny of the papal censors at the time. Even today, none of the Vatican s guide books mention these hidden messages. Michelangelo studied Judaism while he was being educated in Florence, and The Sistine Secrets eloquently argues that he used his multi-layered painting to preach Jewish wisdom and tolerance between all religions.

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