St. Peter's in the VaticanWilliam Tronzo Cambridge University Press, 2005. aug. 29. - 320 oldal "Wherein lies the significance of St. Peter's in the Vatican? - in its role as first church of Roman Catholicism? as preeminent symbol of an ancient city? as major monument of Western civilization? This book posits an answer to the question (while recognizing that it is only one among many): the significance of the edifice lies in its extraordinary and extraordinarily tormented history. Founded in the fourth century to honor the tomb of Saint Peter, the church gained enormous prestige in the Middle Ages as a repository of holy relics and objects, and as the site of epoch-making events. But with the return of the papacy from Avignon and the shift in papal residence from the Lateran to the Vatican, the building needed to be renovated. Beginning in the fifteenth century and over the course of the next three hundred years, Old St. Peter's was gradually torn down, and in its midst arose the structure now in place. The transmutation was far from easy. It involved many changes in design and concept, and interwove the careers of some of the most brilliant - and contentious - architects and artists of the day, including Bramante, Michelangelo, and Bernini. This volume, focusing on selected and key moments in the history of the church from the late antique period to the twentieth century, offers an expertly researched and thoughtful overview of St. Peter's, full of new insights and appreciation."--Jaquette de livre relié de 2005. |
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... walls , members of the Cornaro family . S. Maria della Vittoria , Rome 189 Poussin , Destruction of Jerusalem , 1625-6 . The Jewish Museum , Jerusalem 190 Pietro Tacca , equestrian monument of Philip V , 1636-40 . Plaza de Oriente ...
... walls , members of the Cornaro family . S. Maria della Vittoria , Rome 189 Poussin , Destruction of Jerusalem , 1625-6 . The Jewish Museum , Jerusalem 190 Pietro Tacca , equestrian monument of Philip V , 1636-40 . Plaza de Oriente ...
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... wide range of subjects from Late Antiquity to Jackson Pollock . Among his distinguished lectureships and guest pro- fessorships : Charles T. Mathews Lectures , Columbia University , 1957 ; Franklin Jasper Walls Lectures , Pierpont XV.
... wide range of subjects from Late Antiquity to Jackson Pollock . Among his distinguished lectureships and guest pro- fessorships : Charles T. Mathews Lectures , Columbia University , 1957 ; Franklin Jasper Walls Lectures , Pierpont XV.
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William Tronzo. University , 1957 ; Franklin Jasper Walls Lectures , Pierpont Morgan Library , New York , 1975 ; Collège de France , 1984 , 1990 ; Slade Lectures , Oxford Univer- sity , 1985 ; Jerome Lectures , University of Michigan and ...
William Tronzo. University , 1957 ; Franklin Jasper Walls Lectures , Pierpont Morgan Library , New York , 1975 ; Collège de France , 1984 , 1990 ; Slade Lectures , Oxford Univer- sity , 1985 ; Jerome Lectures , University of Michigan and ...
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... walls of the aisles and the colonnades ? Was the air heavy with dampness , or was it the residue of incense from an inheritance of ceremonies now centuries - old ? There is a report in the fifteenth century that the upper wall of the ...
... walls of the aisles and the colonnades ? Was the air heavy with dampness , or was it the residue of incense from an inheritance of ceremonies now centuries - old ? There is a report in the fifteenth century that the upper wall of the ...
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... walls , to the brilliant gold mosaic in the apse . No figures or figural decoration , however , except for rare passages on unusual forms such as the twisted columns that screened apse from transept and defined the functional ...
... walls , to the brilliant gold mosaic in the apse . No figures or figural decoration , however , except for rare passages on unusual forms such as the twisted columns that screened apse from transept and defined the functional ...
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