Los secretos de la Capilla Sixtina: Los mensajes prohibidos de Miguel Angel en el corazon del Vaticano (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Benjamin Blech; Roy Doliner

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9780061579776: Los secretos de la Capilla Sixtina: Los mensajes prohibidos de Miguel Angel en el corazon del Vaticano (Spanish Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0061579777 ISBN 13: 9780061579776

Publisher: Rayo, 2008

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Prep�rese para desaprender todo lo que cre�a saber sobre la Capilla Sixtina y las obras maestras de Miguel �ngel. Este libro procurar� desplazar siglos de prejuicio, censura e ignorancia de uno de los tesoros del arte m�s famosos y queridos del mundo.

Hace quinientos a�os Miguel �ngel comenz� una pintura que se convirti� en una de las piezas de arte m�s famosas del mundo: el cielorraso de la Capilla Sixtina. Todos los a�os, millones de personas se acercan a ver el cielorraso Sixtino de Miguel �ngel, el fresco m�s grande del mundo en la m�s sagrada de las capillas cristianas; sin embargo, no hay una sola imagen cristiana en esta vasta, magn�fica obra de arte.

Los secretos de la Capilla Sixtina cuenta la fascinante historia de c�mo Miguel �ngel ocult� mensajes de hermandad, tolerancia y de libre pensamiento en su pintura para alentar a los "compa�eros de viaje" a que desafiaran a la represiva Iglesia Cat�lica Romana de la �poca.

Blech y Doliner revelan lo que Miguel �ngel realmente quiso expresar en las representaciones angelicales que de manera brillante se mofaban de su mecenas papal, c�mo logr� escabullir herej�as no ortodoxas en sus representaciones ostensiblemente p�as, y c�mo fue capaz de cumplir la ambici�n de su vida de tender un puente entre la sabidur�a de la ciencia y las constricciones de la fe. Los secretos de la Capilla Sixtina, desentierra secretos que han permanecido escondidos y a la vista por siglos.

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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.

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. He divides his time between Rome and New York City.

Review:

“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)

“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.))

“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)

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