The testament of the shadows : Martin Luther portrayed in The last supper by Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Fiche technique

Format : Broché
Nb de pages : 349 pages
Poids : 1970 g
Dimensions : 25cm X 30cm
ISBN : 978-2-7056-8344-3
EAN : 9782705683443

The testament of the shadows

Martin Luther portrayed in The last supper by Pieter Coecke van Aelst

De Danièle Séraphin, Jacques Lauprêtre,

Chez Hermann

Paru le 23/02/2013

Broché 349 pages

foreward André Birmelé

Public motivé

Quatrième de couverture

On the left side of the painting, a man with a worrisome frown seems to be sulking, away from Christ and his apostles.

Who is he?

A strange personality, he bears a striking resemblance to Martin Luther, the father of the Protestant Reform. This dissident, excommunicated monk, seen as the antichrist in the eyes of the Roman church, this "man of the devil" as it were, here he is seated at the table of the Last Supper?

What heresy!

The authors of this book bring us along on a passionate inquiry into the story of this painting. This work from 1528 by the Flemish painter, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, finally reveals its secrets, disclosing its real and dangerous message after close to 500 years of secrecy.

Biographie

Danièle Séraphin, writer and academic, a specialist on Pieter Coecke van Aelst, has published six novels to date. In The Testament of the Shadows, she delivers an engaging story on the origins of a Flemish painting along with Jacques Lauprêtre, an enthusiast of the History of Religions, the Reform and Martin Luther.