UN SECRET AL PICTURII DIN CAPELA SIXTINĂ DEZVĂLUIT DUPĂ 500 DE ANI.Detailed analysis of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes reveals a secret that’s been hidden for 500 years
O analizata detaliata e frescelor din Capela Sixtina, pictate de Michelangelo, a dezvaluit un secret pastrat in siguranta vreme de 500 de ani: o imagine a sistemului cerebral uman in pictura ce il infatiseaza pe Dumnezeu la inceputul Creatiei.
Constatarea vine din partea autorilor jurnalului „Neurochirurgia”, al Congresului International al Chirugilor Neurologi. Acestia sustin ca „Michelangelo, om religios, dar posedand si cunostinte de anatomie, a intentionat sa imbogateasca intelesul importantei picturi iconografice prin investirea sa cu notiuni anatomice, intrepatrunzand trasaturi neuroanatomice cu imaginea Lui Dumnezeu„
Teoria acestor oameni de stiinta este sustinuta de cateva date istorice. Documentele atesta ca Michelangelo a fost un student avid de anatomie, care a performat disectii de cadavre de-a lungul vietii. Posibil, in cadrul acestor activitati ale sale, este posibil ca artistul sa fi disecat, de asemenea, creiere si coloane vertebrale, de-a lungul anilor deprinzand poate o intelegere solida a neuroanatomiei elementare.
In plus, anatomia gatului Domnului este inexacta, motiv suplimentar pentru a suspecta strecurarea unor detalii straine de scopul evident al picturii. Inadvertenta a fost observata cu mai mult timp in urma, criticii artistici remarcand ca Dumnezeu a fost pictat cu o tiroida mai protuberanta decat normal.
Suk si Tamargo arata, de asemenea, ca sursa de lumina care cade pe gatul personajului difera de cea folosita in restul picturii. Pentru un artist de talia lui Michelangelo, pare putin probabil sa fi scapat un asemenea detaliu in mod accidental. Mai multa inca, barba Domnului pare „rulata”, ca si cand ar incerca sa atraga atentia asupra gatului, in timp ce alte fresce il infatiseaza cu o barba lunga si moale.
Autorii studiului sunt constienti de faptul ca nu toti istoricii artistici si nici alti privitori nu vor fi de acord cu concluziile lor. Totusi, ei sunt de parere ca o analiza mai profunda a imaginii, sustinuta de documente istorice, le va intari interpretarea: aceea ca „Michelangelo a dotat inteligent realizara in viziunea lui a lui Dumnezeu cu imagini mascate ale creierului, celebrand astfel nu doar gloria Domnului dar si pe cea a celei mai magnifice creatii”. Indicii ale strecurarii unor detalii anatomice in pictura s-au identificat si in fresca „Crearea lui Adam”, tot din Capela Sixtina.
Schema cerebrala identificata este mascata in fresca ce infatiseaza „Separarea Luminii de Intuneric”, una dintr-o serie de noua astfel de picturi din Capela Sixtina, prezentand episoade ale Genezei. Potrivit ilustratorului medical Ian Suk si neurochirurgului Rafael Tamargo, portiunea frontala a retelei cerebrale este corect reprezentata si poate fi observata in gatul lui Dumnezeu, din pictura.
Michelangelo Hid Anatomy Lesson in the Sistine Chapel
Human Brainstem Is Depicted in Image of God, Neurosurgery Authors Argue
Detailed analysis of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes reveals a secret that’s been hidden for 500 years: an image of the human brainstem in a panel showing God at the beginning of Creation, according to an article in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.etailed analysis of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes reveals a secret that’s been hidden for 500 years: an image of the human brainstem in a panel showing God at the beginning of Creation, according to an article in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Detailed analysis of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes reveals a secret that’s been hidden for 500 years: an image of the human brainstem in a panel showing God at the beginning of Creation, according to an article in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.
„We propose that Michelangelo, a deeply religious man and an accomplished anatomist, intended to enhance the meaning of this iconographically critical panel and possibly document his anatomic accomplishments by concealing this sophisticated neuroanatomic rendering within the image of God,” write medical illustrator Ian Suk, BSc, BMC, and neurosurgeon Rafael Tamargo, MD, of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Image of Brainstem Concealed in Panel Showing Separation of Light from Darkness:
The „concealed neuroanatomy” is found in Michelangelo’s painting of the Separation of Light from Darkness, one of a series of nine Sistine Chapel panels showing scenes from the Book of Genesis. According to Suk and Tamargo, „anatomically correct ventral [front] depiction” of the brainstem can be seen in God’s neck.
The authors present several lines of evidence to support their contention. History shows that Michelangelo was an avid student of anatomy, who performed cadaver dissections throughout his life. „We speculate that during his numerous dissections, Michelangelo possibly dissected the brain and spinal cord and that over the years he probably acquired a sophisticated understanding of gross neuroanatomy,” Suk and Tamargo write.
They buttress their argument by showing that the anatomy of God’s neck is inaccurate. That discrepancy has been noticed before, with one previous critic suggesting that Michelangelo had painted God with a goiter (enlarged thyroid). Suk and Tamargo also show that the light source illuminating God’s neck differs from that of the rest of the painting. For an artist of Michelangelo’s anatomical and technical prowess, it’s unlikely that these discrepancies were simple mistakes, Suk and Tamargo believe. They also note that God’s beard appears „rolled up,” as if to draw attention to the neck, whereas other panels show God with a long, flowing beard.
Suk and Tamargo aren’t the first to suggest that Michelangelo included images of the brain in his Sistine Chapel frescoes. A previous researcher found an outline of the brain embedded in the famous panel depicting the Creation of Adam.
„We speculate that having used the brain motif successfully in the Creation of Adam almost a year earlier, Michelangelo wanted to once again associate the figure of God with a brain in the iconographically critical Separation of Light From Darkness,” Suk and Tamargo write. They note the powerful symbolism of incorporating the human brain into a depiction of „the first act performed by God in the creation of the universe… situated immediately above the altar in the chapel.”
The authors acknowledge „the perils of overinterpreting a masterpiece” – and that not all art historians and other viewers will agree with their conclusions. However, they believe that a close analysis of the image, supported by the historical record, backs their interpretation: that Michelangelo „cleverly enhanced his depiction of God…with concealed images of the brain, and in this way celebrated not only the glory of God but also that of His most magnificent creation.”By: Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
FOTOGALERIE:CAPELA SIXTINA-VATICAN
Vatican:Piata Sf.Petru
Sistine Chapel Photo – Vatican
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Sistine Chapel Photo – Vatican
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