Secret Societies and the Hermetic Code: The

In Secret Societies and the Hermetic Code, Ernesto Frers presents a virtual museum of artistic works that contain occult secrets. The scope of his research ranges from the paintings of Byzantine icons to Salvador Dali, from mystery sites such as the Pyramids to the architecture of Andrea Palladio's Villa Cornaro. He also discusses the hermetic influence on music evidenced in the works of Mozart through to the modern era of rock and roll.

Ernesto Frers is an author specializing in medieval history and has investigated enigmatic and occult subjects for many years. He has published widely in his field and is the author of The Templar Pirates. He lives in Spain.

Introduction	p. 1
Painting	p. 4
Eastern Christian Art: Byzantine, Russian, Greek, and Slavic	p. 6
Sandro Botticelli: Primavera (1477)	p. 12
Piero di Cosimo: The Death of Procris (ca. 1500)	p. 22
Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper (1496-98)	p. 29
Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights (ca. 1504)	p. 40
Hans Baldung: The Three Ages of the Woman and Death (ca. 1510)	p. 48
Albrecht Durer: Melancholia I (1514)	p. 55
Titian: Sacred and Profane Love (1515-16)	p. 60
Hans Holbein the Younger: The Ambassadors (1533)	p. 65
Rembrandt: Belshazzar's Feast (ca. 1635)	p. 70
Goya: Saturn Devouring his Son (1821)	p. 77
Giorgio de Chirico: Hector and Andromache (1917)	p. 84
Salvador Dali: Perpignan Station (1965)	p. 89
Sculpture	p. 94
Ancient Egyptian Art: The Sphinx of Giza (ca. 2500 BCE)	p. 95
The Hellenistic School: Venus de Milo (Second Century BCE)	p. 101
Iberian Art: Lady of Elche (Fourth Century BCE)	p. 106
Michelangelo Buonarroti: David (1501-4)	p. 112
Benvenuto Cellini: Perseus with the Head of Medusa (1554)	p. 117
Architecture	p. 122
Hemon (Egyptian Architect): Great Pyramid of Cheops (ca. 2570 BCE)	p. 124
Anonymous Gothic Architecture: Chartres Cathedral (Twelfth-Thirteenth Centuries)	p. 129
Maurice de Sully (Sponsor): Notre Dame de Paris (Twelfth-Thirteenth Centuries)	p. 137
Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera (Architects): El Escorial Monastery and Palace (1563-84)	p. 144
Andrea Palladio: Villa Cornaro (1553)	p. 151
Music	p. 156
The Mystery of Celestial Harmony	p. 156
Classical Geniuses and Ancient Mysteries: Mozart and The Magic Flute	p. 159
Classical Geniuses and Ancient Mysteries: The Enigmatic Beethoven	p. 166
The Mystic Liberation of Sounds: Wagner, Debussy, Satie, Scriabin, and Cage	p. 169
Satanic Rock	p. 180
Bibliography	p. 196
Index	p. 199
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Secret Societies and the Hermetic Code: The Rosicrucian, Masonic, and Esoteric Transmission in the Arts

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