Symbol of female reproductive organs on the ceiling of Vatican cathedral

The famous Renaissance painter Michelangelo secretly painted a symbol of women's reproductive organs on the ceiling of the Sistin chapel in Vatican, Italy.

According to the International Business Times, when analyzing the mural Eve Creation was in the middle of the chapel, the research group was led by Deivis de Campos at Porto Alegre Federal University, Brazil, concluding that Michelangelo covered some of the symbolic images. female body surgery. The act beyond this framework can hide his understanding of the anatomy through dissection.

Icon of female reproductive organs in fresco Eve creation by Michelangelo.(Photo: Deivis de Campos).

In a study published on August 25 in Clinical Anatomy, the team used imaging software to analyze the Sistine Chapel ceiling to look for images of human anatomy. Artists often use inverted triangles to illustrate female reproductive organs and upward triangle for male reproductive organs.

They found Eve's hand and arm position very similar to an inverted and deductive triangle Michelangelo discreetly placed a recognizable female symbol in the center of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

This inverted triangle also appears in some other areas of the picture, including cow and bull skull drawings. According to the researchers' hypothesis, these skulls are directly related to the female genitalia image.

Figure of bull skulls in paintings symbolizing reproductive organs in women.(Photo: Web Gallery of Art).

The team believes that Michelangelo drew symbols to fight the Christian church similar to drawing Jewish heroes and myths. The illustrator who sanctified women by promoting the fertility of women and being a sacred subject in Jewish conception.

"We speculate that Michelangelo hides the symbols associated with female anatomy because he knows the Pope will never support those symbolic images."

At the time of drawing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the Catholic Church strictly forbade dissection, the human body because it was a sacred mystery. Michelangelo used to study and dissect the corpse, so Michelangelo may have to use symbols to avoid being discovered by the Christian church.