THE SACK OF ROME, 1527

Chastel, Andre

ISBN 10: 0691099472 / ISBN 13: 9780691099477

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1983

About this Item

Translated from the French. 321 pages in excellent condition. Many illustrations. Burgundy cloth with silver titles on the spine. Very light wear on corners and edges. Illustrated, grey/burgundy DJ with white titles. Corners and edges show very light wear. VG+/VG+.

Seller Inventory # 207931

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SACK OF ROME, 1527
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
• Publication Date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0691099472
• ISBN 13: 9780691099477
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: VG+
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG+
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Military History

About this title

Synopsis

From a leading art historian of Renaissance Italy, a compelling account of the artistic and cultural impact of the sack of sixteenth-century Rome

In this illustrated account of the sack of Rome as a cultural and artistic phenomenon, André Chastel reveals the historical ambiguities of preceding events and the traumatic contrast between the flourishing world of art under Pope Clement VII and the city after it was looted in 1527 by the troops of Emperor Charles V.

The book illuminates the cultural repercussions of the humiliation of Rome, emphasizing the spread or “Europeanization” of the Mannerist style by artists who fled the city―including Parmigianino, Rosso, Polidoro, Peruzzi, and Perino del Vaga. At the same time, Clement’s critics used the infant media of printing and engraving to win over the populace with caricatures and satirical writings, while Rome responded with monumental works affirming the legitimacy of the pope’s temporal power. Chastel explores both the world that was lost by the sack and the great works of art created during Rome’s recovery.

About the Author

André Chastel (1912–1990) was Professor of Art and Civilization of Renaissance Italy at the Collège de France, Paris.