Michelangelo Code: Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
Arguably the world's most famous work of art, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is visited by millions of people every year although nobody has previously been able to explain exactly what the artistic representation is actually trying to tell us. The result of the tireless detective work and obsessive scholarship by art critic Waldemar Januszczak, spanning the past 30 years, this two-part series reveals the truth behind the secrets of the complex pictorial codes and opulent iconography.
This major voyage of discovery traverses both centuries and nations, taking Waldemar from Texas to Jerusalem, and Portugal to Bologna, as he solves the vital clues which reveal for the first time the crucial answers to one of the world's most enduring art mysteries. As well as exploring the myths, this intriguing film also explodes a few! Dispelling some of the notorious and misleading mythology which has evolved, such as, word that Michelangelo lay flat on his back for four whole years whilst painting the ceiling. Similarly the notion that Michelangelo had no teachers or influences proves also to be little more than a bogus reworking of the truth.
CHANNEL PREMIERE TWO-PART
THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER, 9.00PM & 10.00PM
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