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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811775203321

Autore

Jong Johannes Leenderd de <1956->

Titolo

The power and the glorification : papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries / / Jan L. de Jong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-271-06129-4

0-271-06236-3

0-271-06235-5

0-271-06092-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

751.73094563

Soggetti

Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance - Italy - Rome

Mural painting and decoration - Political aspects - Italy - Rome

Popes - Art patronage

Art and society - Italy - Rome

Mural painting and decoration, Italian - Italy - Rome

Propaganda in art

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Pope, the papacy, and the Church -- The Pope and the King: Alexander VI and Charles VIII of France -- The Pope and the city: Leo X and the Conservators of Rome -- The Pope and the Emperor: Leo X, Clement VII, and Constantine the Great -- The Pope and his family: Paul III and the Farnese -- The Pope and secular power, Muslims and heretics: Pius IV, Pius V, and Gregory XIII -- Epilogue: The Pope and the past.

Sommario/riassunto

"Studies the propagandistic and political features of five prominent series of frescoes originating in papal Rome in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Discusses the manipulation of historical events for propagandistic purposes, the importance of inscriptions in controlling interpretation, and the reactions of contemporary viewers"--Provided by publisher.