Author: Collins, Jeffrey
Title: Papacy and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Rome: Pius VI and the Arts
Description: Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Black cloth, brown & illus. dust jacket.355 pp. 187 BW illus. "Pius VI was the last great papal patron of the arts in the Renaissance and Baroque tradition. This book presents the first synthetic study of his artistic patronge and politics in an effort to understand how he used the arts strategically, as a means of countering the growing hostility to the old order and the supremacy of the papacy. Pius' initiatives, included the grand sacristy for St. Peter's, the new Vatican Museum of ancient art, and the re-erection of Egyptian obelisks. These projects, along with Pius' use of prints, paintings, and performances, created Pius' public persona, and helped to anchor Rome's place as the cultural capital of Europe. " (dj). VG (Bookplate and label and few marks from previous art-library owner.) .
Keywords: History ; Pius VI ; ;
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Title: Papacy and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Rome: Pius VI and the Arts
Description: Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Black cloth, brown & illus. dust jacket.355 pp. 187 BW illus. "Pius VI was the last great papal patron of the arts in the Renaissance and Baroque tradition. This book presents the first synthetic study of his artistic patronge and politics in an effort to understand how he used the arts strategically, as a means of countering the growing hostility to the old order and the supremacy of the papacy. Pius' initiatives, included the grand sacristy for St. Peter's, the new Vatican Museum of ancient art, and the re-erection of Egyptian obelisks. These projects, along with Pius' use of prints, paintings, and performances, created Pius' public persona, and helped to anchor Rome's place as the cultural capital of Europe. " (dj). VG (Bookplate and label and few marks from previous art-library owner.) .
Keywords: History ; Pius VI ; ;
Price: US$ 90.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 139759
- Book number: 139759
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