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For fans of art crime, art history, astronomy, and puzzles, Michelangelo's Puzzle expands on Rebecca's article published in Journal of Art Crime (2019), in which she argued that the Vatican's Laocoön Group was created by Michelangelo as a forged antiquity. Drawing on the traditional link between Laocoön and the constellation of Ophiuchus, Michelangelo was able to depict the famous sculpture within the context of a hidden star map on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The foreword has been written by Noah Charney, founder of the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA). This book is unique as it has been written by a professional artist who combines creative insight with rigorous research.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Laocoön and his Sons (the Laocoön Group)
Chapter 1. Did Michelangelo Forge the Laocoön Group?
Part II. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Chapter 2. Michelangelo's Secret Star Map
Chapter 3. The Solving of an Ancient, Celestial Puzzle
Chapter 4. Giotto, Dante and Leonardo, and the Passing on of Ideas
Part III. The Last Judgment
Chapter 5. The Constellations of the Human Face
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 07 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9798765158463 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 50 bw images |
| Series | Association for Research into Crimes Against Art |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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