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6.Prophet Zechariah: Flipping Off The Religious Authority. The tension between Julius II and Michelangelo is well documented. The authors note that Michelangelo portrayed the pope in effigy of the prophet Zechariah, and that one of the Angels located behind him makes a extremely obscene gesture. 7.David and Goliath: Mystical Kabbalah Signs. Scanning through the arrangement of figures on the vast 14,000 square foot ceiling of Sistine Chapel, the authors have found shapes that correspond to Hebrew letters. For example, the figures of David and Goliath form the shape of the letter gimel, which symbolises "strength" in the mystical Kabbalah tradition. The authors believe Michelangelo picked up his knowledge of Judaism while at the court of Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, and the entire Sistine Chapel, which they say is built to the same proportions as the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, is a "lost mystical message of universal love" which was intended to be decoded.

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8.Netherlandish Proverbs: 112 Netherlandish Idioms In The Scene. Netherlandish Proverbs is a 1559 oil-on-oak-panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts a land populated with literal renditions of Dutch proverbs of the day. There are approximately 112 identifiable idioms in the scene. Some are still in use today, amongst them: "swimming against the tide", "big fish eat little fish", "banging one's head against a brick wall", and "armed to the teeth". Other proverbs indicate human stupidity. Some of the figures seem to represent more than one figure of speech, such as the man shearing a sheep in the centre bottom left of the picture. He is sitting next to a man shearing a pig, so represents the expression "one shears sheep and one shears pigs" meaning that one has the advantage over the other, but he may also represent the advice "shear them but don't skin them" meaning make the most of your assets.

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9.The Supper at Emmaus: A Code Of Silence Recognition For Christians. The Supper at Emmaus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio. The painting depicts the moment when the resurrected but incognito Jesus, reveals himself to two of his disciples in the town of Emmaus, only to soon vanish from their sight. The painting is unusual for the life-sized figures, the dark and blank background. The table lays out a basket of food which teeters perilously over the edge. Is also astounding a shadow which seen like the figure of a fish. A fish that may indicate a code of silence recognition for Christians.




10.Young Mozart's Portrait: Mason Signs. On the other hand, works of art are not spared the subject of Freemasonry. Portraits of people that hide a hand may indicate his dedication to the cause or a level of hierarchy. Portraits as the anonymous (possibly from Antonio Lorenzoni) of Moza