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Sistine Scriptures: New book underlines Bible stories behind the art
20-11-2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- To really see the Sistine Chapel, it's more important to have a Bible in your hands than mini-binoculars, said Msgr. Roberto Zagnoli, an official of the Vatican Museums. The Italian monsignor is the principal author of "The Painted Word," a new series of books published by the Vatican Museums and the Italian financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore.
In the four-part series, the Italian monsignor quotes and explains the biblical passages that inspired the famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
The first volume focuses on Michelangelo's work on the Sistine ceiling. Visiting the Sistine Chapel with a Bible helps visitors appreciate Michelangelo's work and come to a more vivid understanding of the Scriptures, said Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, president of the commission governing Vatican City State, as he presented the first volume of the new series Nov. 17 in the Vatican Museums.
The newspaper is releasing the Sistine Chapel volumes every Friday Nov. 20-Dec. 11. The series will be published in English in December.
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20091118.htm
