St. Peter’sHarvard University Press, 31 oct 2007 - 253 páginas Built by the decree of Constantine, rebuilt by some of the most distinguished architects in Renaissance Italy, emulated by Hitler’s architect in his vision for Germania, immortalized on film by Fellini, and fictionalized by a modern American bestseller, St. Peter’s is the most easily recognizable church in the world. This book is a cultural history of one of the most significant structures in the West. It bears the imprint of Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo, Bernini, and Canova. For Grand Tourists of the eighteenth century, St. Peter’s exemplified the sublime. It continues to fascinate visitors today and appears globally as a familiar symbol of the papacy and of the Catholic Church itself. |
Índice
Approaches | 1 |
Priests and Princes | 25 |
Rebirth | 51 |
Elaborations | 84 |
The Shrine | 117 |
A School for Artists | 140 |
Perspectives | 172 |
Further Reading | 206 |
Planning a Visit? | 215 |
List of Illustrations | 221 |
Acknowledgements | 223 |
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