The artist and the eternal city : Bernini, Pope Alexander VII, and the making of Rome
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New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2021.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
315 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), portraits (some color), color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-295) and index.
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"By 1650, the spiritual and political power of the Catholic Church was shattered. Thanks to the twin blows of the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years War, Rome--celebrated both as the Eternal City and Caput Mundi (the head of the world)--had lost its preeminent place in Europe. Then a new Pope, Alexander VII, fired with religious zeal, political guile, and a mania for creating new architecture, determined to restore the prestige of his church by making Rome the key destination for Europe's intellectual, political, and cultural elite. To help him do so, he enlisted the talents of Gianlorenzo Bernini, already celebrated as the most important living artist--no mean feat in the age of Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velazquez."--Amazon.
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Alexander -- VII, -- Pope, -- 1599-1667.
Architects -- Italy -- Biography.
Architects -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
Architecture, Baroque -- Italy.
Art and architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, -- 1598-1680.
Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
Church architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
Architects -- Italy -- Biography.
Architects -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
Architecture, Baroque -- Italy.
Art and architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, -- 1598-1680.
Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
Church architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Grossman, L., & Bernini, G. L. (2021). The artist and the eternal city: Bernini, Pope Alexander VII, and the making of Rome (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grossman, Loyd and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 2021. The Artist and the Eternal City: Bernini, Pope Alexander VII, and the Making of Rome. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grossman, Loyd and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The Artist and the Eternal City: Bernini, Pope Alexander VII, and the Making of Rome Pegasus Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Grossman, Loyd,, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The Artist and the Eternal City: Bernini, Pope Alexander VII, and the Making of Rome First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2021.
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