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- unknownohm, on 06/23/2008, -1/+972 more ninja turtles to go
- mojoe1185, on 06/23/2008, -3/+93Here we go again,
"The Michelangelo code....." - brettruffenach, on 06/23/2008, -4/+59Was this "new book" written by Dan Brown?
- cdigioia, on 06/23/2008, -0/+44I bet Donatello's code is the hardest to break.
- JanYpe, on 06/23/2008, -1/+28Dan Brown doesn't do "new".
- inactive, on 06/23/2008, -12/+36the religion is a lie
- inactive, on 06/23/2008, -5/+29Very interesting that a rabbi would interpret the paintings as anti-christian. He probably sees anti-christian scenes in his corn flakes in the morning.
- flashback99, on 06/23/2008, -1/+24There's no ***** code. Everyone knows Michalelangelo despised the church and put critical images of it in the fresco. They even tell you where the stuff is if you visit it in the Vatican!
- Sagags, on 06/23/2008, -2/+24seems like the author is just trying to ride the da vinci code wave
- thirdman, on 06/23/2008, -1/+22Or "writing"
- enantiodromia, on 06/23/2008, -4/+18maybe it's true? wouldn't you want to know if it were?
it seems like we are stuck with a generation of people who frame every single historical art/religion discussion with "blah blah da vinci code sucked".
maybe the da vinci code was the first time YOU ever heard a this sort of theory, but there have been many before it and will be many more after; you just happen to know about one of the most famous in modern times because it was news a few years ago, which honestly doesn't take a lot of thought or memory.
not dugg, but still interesting. - inactive, on 06/23/2008, -4/+17(see: bible)
- ordig, on 06/23/2008, -0/+13but calling it a code and publicizing it to idiots sells books.
- JanYpe, on 06/23/2008, -0/+13Michelangelo's work is more than awesome enough without cramming messages into it. There were obviously plenty of things to insult these luxury popes over, but I think this interpretation is a little far fetched. But it's an interesting way of looking at the art, I'll say that much.
- Duositex, on 06/23/2008, -0/+11Those better be Kosher Korn Flakes
- enantiodromia, on 06/23/2008, -1/+12dan brown rode someone else's wave as well, and so on and so on
- CrushThemTorg, on 06/23/2008, -1/+11Just don't let Tom Hanks get near it.
- Duositex, on 06/23/2008, -0/+9R.I.P. George Carlin :(
- inactive, on 06/23/2008, -4/+13*****.
- jlemaire, on 06/23/2008, -6/+15Like George Carlin said: "I leave symbols to the symbol minded"
- duggtodeath, on 06/23/2008, -0/+9*cue Benny Hill theme song*
- Omek, on 06/23/2008, -1/+9Actually, this may be true. I took several Art History courses in college and remember how cynical some patrons could be toward their artists. In turn, artists sometime rebelled by putting hidden messages or symbolism in their paintings. This article isn't about a treasure hunt for the lost tomb of Jesus...
- MacEnvy, on 06/23/2008, -0/+7OH SNAP
- flashback99, on 06/23/2008, -6/+13Rationality requires no promotion.
Actually, maybe it does, given the number of people who think they are rational, yet believe in god... - jlemaire, on 06/23/2008, -3/+10Reminds me of the other symbols found depicting the current obesity problem in America.
http://tinyurl.com/283rbe - VitriolAndAngst, on 06/23/2008, -0/+6I notice that a lot of people are saying; "just another conspiracy theory" without reading the history supporting these claims. I don't know where this idea came from that we don't have rich history of conspiracies, plots, and hidden meanings during times of religious persecution -- it certainly cannot come from reading actual history.
Perhaps its just a knee jerk reaction to all the people who try to find evil Masonic messages and such. Theories can be nutty -- but there is nothing farfetched about painters hiding subtle political and religious messages in their work. It is very endemic to the history of art, where a talented artist would work for the powerful elite, and be totally concerned with keeping that patron happy. Artists were the rock stars of their day who gave legitimacy to the powerful. So, it was mutually beneficial. But there is nothing to guarantee that the artists shared the same point of view as their patrons.
The entire time Michelangelo painted the Sistine chapel, it was fraught with controversy. He had to justify why God looks earnest and Adam looks apathetic when God is reaching out to touch him -- probably the most poignant frieze of the whole chapel.
I'm sure most of the people saying this is bunk have never taken a course in Art History. - enantiodromia, on 06/23/2008, -0/+6that will finally set the record straight!
- Markpdotcom, on 06/23/2008, -3/+9Seriously, stop doing that. It makes you look like a prize turd!
- ReverendRodger, on 06/23/2008, -1/+6I've known this for a long time. I thought it was fairly well-known, but I guess I'm wrong. Michelangelo was pretty pissed at the Pope when he did the Sistine Chapel. You can see signs of that all over. The most famous is the scene of God and Adam. Adam is leaned back and seems like he doesn't care much about what's going on while God is having to stretch out and reach to Adam. Very blasphemous if you think about it I guess.
/didn't RTFA - duke1981, on 06/23/2008, -3/+7Just because you see something doesn't mean its really there.
- horhay2000, on 06/23/2008, -3/+7some people are so desperate to find meaning where there is none that no doubt this book will probably sell by the truck load
- nuural, on 06/23/2008, -1/+5but I really did see what he did there!
- tardusted, on 06/23/2008, -0/+4It seems like we find secret codes in most everything now...
- Jeffler, on 06/23/2008, -1/+4Catholic, but I buried you because your grammar makes me not so sure..
- madwaxer, on 06/23/2008, -0/+3sounds about right. he hated authorities who were controlling his work. sucks having to kiss ass to get work projects.
but those were the times he lived in. - innocentsinner, on 06/23/2008, -1/+4That's what she said! lol!!!
- larissa13, on 06/23/2008, -0/+3Codes were very popular in the 13th-16th centuries. Its not impossible to believe there are messages in any artists work; especially pertaining to Christianity. There is evidence to show the messages exist but the Vatican isnt going to announce to the world the meanings if its against the establishment itself.
- Aikidi, on 06/23/2008, -0/+3cyanide and happiness eat your heart out.
- inactive, on 06/23/2008, -0/+3If you look hard at his work you can see alot of penis's...
- oxdeltaxo, on 06/23/2008, -3/+6You can't have your religion and believe it too.
- insanebrain, on 06/23/2008, -1/+4Digg needs a anti-ascii routine.
- monsieurginger, on 06/23/2008, -0/+3Digg needs a lot of stuff.
- Fartag, on 06/23/2008, -0/+3I fed that sentence through an anagram checker and found a secret message from the Vatican! Decoded, it reads:
"t sistine. void codes. teen frenchwomen semiweekly. grits"
By the FSM! how deep does this conspiracy go?! - waynechng, on 06/23/2008, -0/+2No, that's on Rodin's Gates of Hell.
- VitriolAndAngst, on 06/23/2008, -0/+2No, there is a lot of historical data backing this up.
Michelangelo, it appears, was into the Kabbala -- and resented the pope for forcing him to do the chapel. You don't say no to the Catholic church in that day -- or let them know that you don't believe 100%.
I think that one of the poor souls behind the pulpit was supposed to be a caricature of the pope, being dragged into hell.
The tour guide told me, when I took a tour of the Cistine chapel, that there was a funny history of the "Underpants painter" -- I don't know the Italian words for it now, but that was the gist of the title. Various characters behind the pulpit were given drape and flowing hair to cover up the naughty bits. Which explains why so many Renaissance paintings seem only to have towels in gale force winds. But that was the sole job of the "underpants painter." So, right there, is another hidden message -- buried under bits of drape. - crashingechelon, on 06/23/2008, -0/+2Well not to mention Adam and Eve. If you look at the image what does it look like they were doing before Satan came to tempt them?
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=294o1nb&s=3 - alecks, on 06/23/2008, -0/+2Except for, you know, the evidence he points forth....
I don't care what ANY Christian says, that's definitely a woman next to Jesus in the last supper. - inactive, on 06/23/2008, -0/+2McCain promotes obesity.
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