Papacy and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Rome: Pius VI and the Arts
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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 patronage and policies 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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521809436
ISBN13:9780521809436
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:378 Pages
Weight:2.42 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.6" x 10.0"
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