The power and the glorification
Subtitle: papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
By: Jan L. de Jong
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press; Penn State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780271050799
Subjects: Popes; Italian Mural painting and decoration; Art and society; Mural painting and decoration; Propaganda in art; Renaissance Mural painting and decoration; Art patronage
Description: "Studies the propagandistic and political features of five prominent series of frescoes originating in papal Rome in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Discusses the manipulation of historical events for propagandistic purposes, the importance of inscriptions in controlling interpretation, and the reactions of contemporary viewers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Pope, the Papacy, and the Church; title: The Pope and the King: Alexander VI and Charles VIII of France; title: The Pope and the City: Leo X and the Conservators of Rome; title: The Pope and the Emperor: Leo X, Clement VII, and Constantine the Great; title: The Pope and His Family: Paul III and the Farnese; title: The Pope and Secular Power, Muslims and Heretics: Pius IV, Pius V, and Gregory XIII; title: Epilogue: The Pope and the Past.