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The power and the glorification : papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
- Title
- The power and the glorification : papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries / Jan L. de Jong.
- Author
- Jong, Jan L. de.
- Publication
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2013.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JQF 13-871 | Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 191 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
- Summary
- "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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-187) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JQF 13-871
- ISBN
- 9780271050799 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0271050799 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012023598
- OCLC
- 801050934
- Author
- Jong, Jan L. de.
- Title
- The power and the glorification : papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries / Jan L. de Jong.
- Imprint
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2013.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-187) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 13-871