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To: c.hinton who wrote (84302)	4/8/2002 9:33:50 PM
From: John Soileau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 117019

OT The horns apparently resulted from a mistranslation: "The horns have elicited various interpretations. The likeliest explanation is that Michelangelo relied on Jerome's vulgate translation of the Old Testament. In this commonly available version, the "rays of light" that were seen around Moses' face after his meeting with God on Mt Sinai were expressed as horns. Some people believe that Jerome's intention was to express a metaphor for the glory of God reflected from Moses's face." "When St. Hieronymus translated the Bible, he made a mistake when translating the episode where Moses descends from the mountain with the Law in his hands. The Bible says (in Hebrew) that he descended "with a resplendent (or shining) face". St. Hieronymus, however, misread the Hebrew and translated "facie cornuta", or "with a horned face". Michelangelo evidently follows the Latin vulgate." John