Sacrilege and redemption in renaissance Florence
By: William J. Connell and Giles Constable.
Contributors: Constable, Giles.; Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies.
Series: Essays and studies -- 8; Essays and studies (Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies) -- 8
Publisher: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng; ita; lat
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Rinaldeschi, Antonio, -- d. 1501 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Sacrilege) -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 16th century
Description: In Florence, in the summer of 1501, a man named Antonio Rinaldeschi was arrested and hanged after throwing horse dung at an outdoor painting of the Virgin Mary. His punishment was severe, even for the times, and the crimes with which he was formally charged, gambling, blasphemy and attempted suicide, did not normally warrant the death penalty. Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence unveils a series of newly discovered sources concerning this striking episode. The authors show how the political and religious context of Renaissance Florence resulted both in Rinaldeschi's death sentence and in the creation by the followers of Savonarola of a new religious devotion, in the heart of the city, commemorating the event. -- Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gift to Victoria University Library. Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies. 2005/12/02.