| Description |
xvi, 478 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Series |
Monuments of papal Rome |
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Monuments of papal Rome.
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| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Early History of the Altars in St. Peter's. Ch. 1. The Congregation and the Chapter. Ch. 2. From Old to New St. Peter's. Ch. 3. Gregory XV and the St. Petronilla Altarpiece -- Pt. 2. The Altars under Urban VIII. Ch. 4. Toward a Comprehensive Project for the Altars and Altarpieces. Ch. 5. The Dedications of the Altars. Ch. 6. The Project Realized. Ch. 7. The Sopraporti -- Pt. 3. The Commissions. Ch. 8. Patronage during the Barberini Pontificate. Ch. 9. The Artists at Work |
| Summary |
Following the completion of the construction of new St. Peter's in the first quarter of the seventeenth century, a series of monumental altarpieces was commissioned to decorate its altars. The leading artists of the day contributed to the project - among them Algardi, Bernini, Cortona, Domenichino, Guercino, Lanfranco, Poussin, Sacchi, Vouet, and Valentin - and the works they produced include many of the most celebrated masterpieces of the Roman Baroque. Here for the first time the altarpieces of St. Peter's are considered collectively, within the liturgical and artistic program of the building as a whole. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of this critical chapter in the history of Italian Baroque art and provides insight into the mechanisms, motives, and meanings of papal patronage in the premier church of Catholicism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
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Altarpieces -- Vatican City.
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Altarpieces, Baroque -- Vatican City.
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Altars -- Vatican City.
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Altars, Baroque -- Vatican City.
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Christian art and symbolism -- Vatican City -- Modern period, 1500-
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| Author |
American Academy in Rome.
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| LC no. |
96036272 |
| ISBN |
0521554705 (hardback) |
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