Sistine Chapel the Image God Created of Himself

[Fool]

in the sistine chapel the point where god and adam meet comes through the forehead of the brain in which god is painted.


was michael symbolizing the way that jacob saw god face to face from pineal/penuel? the twelve people surrounding him would be the 12 tribes?

 

[Spirit of Light]

in the sistine chapel the point where god and adam meet comes through the forehead of the brain in which god is painted.


was michael symbolizing the way that jacob saw god face to face from pineal/penuel? the twelve people surrounding him would be the 12 tribes?

The pineal gland is also known as the third eye or wisdom eye, only when someone has opened the third eye through cultivation of a spiritual teaching can one use this third eye.
Jacob would have had his third eye open, otherwise he would not be able to see God.
Remember seeing with the third eye is not same as seeing with our physical eyes.

Our physical eyes can only see this physical world

 

[ChristineM]

Its only a very recent hypothesis that the angels and robes are a human brain, Michelangelo said nothing in the subject, in fact he didn't want to be there.

However it's a wonderful piece of art

 

[Fool]

Its only a very recent hypothesis that the angels and robes are a human brain, Michelangelo said nothing in the subject, in fact he didn't want to be there.

However it's a wonderful piece of art

he would have definitely had intimate knowledge of human anatomy


Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475—1564) had a vision of architecture that was rooted in the understanding of the human body, and his theory of anatomy was articulated in the study and design of architecture. While most Renaissance architects treated the human body as analogy, Michelangelo, a supreme master of the human form, took the comparison further. He viewed anatomy—muscles, nerves, and human proportions—as metaphors for the active elements of architecture. A master draftsman, his design principles were articulated in remarkable sketches. Michelangelo’s emphasis on the body in his vision and theory of architecture was unprecedented. He saw it all intertwined as life.

Scholars have always questioned whether or not Michelangelo studied anatomy. He did in several ways. He conducted studies of classical antiquities and the many human forms available to him in ancient sculptures. More importantly, when he was sixteen years old and a guest at the convent church of Santo Spirito on the south-side of the Arno River in Florence, he dissected corpses from the convent hospital. Besides making drawings of dissections, Michelangelo also studied and drew from the human model. From a very young and influential age, Michelangelo actively developed his concept of architecture as anatomy.

 

[Onoma]

I've never been able to agree with the claims about the anatomy supposedly hidden in his art, although it's possible, it's also possible to make transparencies of various human parts as seen from various angles and simply scale them down until you can overlay them on any of his artwork and you'll find endless " hidden connections "

You could do the same with many works of art

Too much apophenia / pareidolia too be taken seriously, imo, but that doesn't exclude that it's possible that his memories of anatomy may have subconsciously worked their way into his art

 

[ChristineM]

he would have definitely had intimate knowledge of human anatomy


Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475—1564) had a vision of architecture that was rooted in the understanding of the human body, and his theory of anatomy was articulated in the study and design of architecture. While most Renaissance architects treated the human body as analogy, Michelangelo, a supreme master of the human form, took the comparison further. He viewed anatomy—muscles, nerves, and human proportions—as metaphors for the active elements of architecture. A master draftsman, his design principles were articulated in remarkable sketches. Michelangelo’s emphasis on the body in his vision and theory of architecture was unprecedented. He saw it all intertwined as life.

Scholars have always questioned whether or not Michelangelo studied anatomy. He did in several ways. He conducted studies of classical antiquities and the many human forms available to him in ancient sculptures. More importantly, when he was sixteen years old and a guest at the convent church of Santo Spirito on the south-side of the Arno River in Florence, he dissected corpses from the convent hospital. Besides making drawings of dissections, Michelangelo also studied and drew from the human model. From a very young and influential age, Michelangelo actively developed his concept of architecture as anatomy.

Yes he no doubt did anatomical research, one reason his sculptures are so accurate, however dissecting corpses was very illegal and only done on pain of death by the church, so to advertise such was very daring.

The shape sure looks like the outline on a brain, but there is no way he would have advertised that. More likely it was seen simply as flowing robes, perhaps his joke.

The hypothesis that it was a brain is a 20th century idea by Dr. Frank Lynn Meshberger.

 

[Nakosis]

Yes he no doubt did anatomical research, one reason his sculptures are so accurate, however dissecting corpses was very illegal and only done on pain of death by the church, so to advertise such was very daring.

The shape sure looks like the outline on a brain, but there is no way he would have advertised that. More likely it was seen simply as flowing robes, perhaps his joke.

The hypothesis that it was a brain is a 20th century idea by Dr. Frank Lynn Meshberger.

Doesn't really look much like a brain but perhaps that doesn't matter as much as fitting it to a narrative you like.

However,
Michelangelo was a devout person, but later in life he developed a belief in Spiritualism, for which he was condemned by Pope Paul IV. The fundamental tenet of Spiritualism is that the path to God can be found not exclusively through the Church, but through direct communication with God. Pope Paul IV interpreted Michelangelo’s Last Judgment, painted on the wall of the Sistine Chapel 20 years after completing the ceiling, as defaming the church by suggesting that Jesus and those around him communicated with God directly without need of Church. He suspended Michelangelo’s pension and had fig leaves painted over the nudes in the fresco. According to the artist’s wishes, Michelangelo’s body is not buried on the grounds of the Vatican, but is instead interred in a tomb in Florence.
Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam – ItalianRenaissance.org

 

[ChristineM]

Doesn't really look much like a brain but perhaps that doesn't matter as much as fitting it to a narrative you like.

However,
Michelangelo was a devout person, but later in life he developed a belief in Spiritualism, for which he was condemned by Pope Paul IV. The fundamental tenet of Spiritualism is that the path to God can be found not exclusively through the Church, but through direct communication with God. Pope Paul IV interpreted Michelangelo’s Last Judgment, painted on the wall of the Sistine Chapel 20 years after completing the ceiling, as defaming the church by suggesting that Jesus and those around him communicated with God directly without need of Church. He suspended Michelangelo’s pension and had fig leaves painted over the nudes in the fresco. According to the artist’s wishes, Michelangelo’s body is not buried on the grounds of the Vatican, but is instead interred in a tomb in Florence.
Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam – ItalianRenaissance.org

Agreed. To me its just an exquisite piece of art produced by a great sculptor. I've viewed a lot in Italy over the years. And paid homage at his tomb.

Side note. Michaelangelo didn't want to do the Sistine chapel job. He was busy doing what he was best at, creating sculpture. More precisely creating a marble tomb for pope Julius. Julius asked him to switch and become a decorator he was not a happy man.

 

[Onoma]

I would offer that I would think the red robe is possibly based on the veil that was also used as a covering of the Biblical ark of the covenant

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Agreed. To me its just an exquisite piece of art produced by a great sculptor. I've viewed a lot in Italy over the years. And paid homage at his tomb.

Side note. Michaelangelo didn't want to do the Sistine chapel job. He was busy doing what he was best at, creating sculpture. More precisely creating a marble tomb for pope Julius. Julius asked him to switch and become a decorator he was not a happy man.

Heh...he cooked in a few interesting messages to the painting because of it, too, including sending his opponents to hell, and showing himself skinned alive.
Must have been an interesting and somewhat willful man, I guess.