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Basilica : the splendor and the scandal building St. Peter's
It was the splendor--and the scandal--of the age, the defining event of the high Renaissance. In 1506, the ferociously ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius II tore down the most sacred shrine in Europe--the millennium-old St. Peter's Basilica built by the Emperor Constantine over the apostle'...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | Basilica : the splendor and the scandal : building St. Peter's / R. A. Scotti |
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New York :
Viking
, 2006 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (XX-299 p.) |
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| Contenu : | The Christian Caesar 1503-1513. The first stone, April 1506. The First St. Peter's. IlTerribilis. A Trojan horse. A surprise winner. Imperial dimensions. Vaulting ambition. Onward Christian soldiers. A Christian imperium. A viper's nest. The death of Julius. The deplorable Medici Popes 1513-1534. The first Medici Prince. An empty stage. A Roman candle. The revenge of the Sangallos. Salvation for sale. Sweet revenge. A brief moment of truth. Medici Redux. The Michelangelo imperative 1546-1626. A violent awakening. Julius's folly. Motu Proprio. An immovable object. The swineherd who built Rome. Raising the dome. A new century. The knaves of St. Peter's 1,300 years later. Bernini's grand illusions 1623-1667. The romance of the baroque. Full circle. Epilogue. Appendix I: The Popes from Nicholas V to Alexander VII. Appendix II: Statistics |
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| Résumé : | It was the splendor--and the scandal--of the age, the defining event of the high Renaissance. In 1506, the ferociously ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius II tore down the most sacred shrine in Europe--the millennium-old St. Peter's Basilica built by the Emperor Constantine over the apostle's grave--to build a better basilica. Construction of the new St. Peter's spanned two centuries, embroiled 27 popes, and consumed the genius of the greatest artists of the age--Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael, and Bernini. As the basilica rose, modern Rome rose with it, as glorious as the city of the Caesars. But the cost was unimaginable: the new basilica provoked the Protestant Reformation, dividing the Christian world for all time.--From publisher description |
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| Notes : | Table des matières Information sur l'éditeur Biographie |
| Bibliographie : | Bibliogr. p. [281]-284. Index |
| ISBN : | 0-670-03776-1 978-0-670-03776-6 9780670037761 |