The Sack of Rome, 1527 (Bollingen, 35) Translated from the French by Beth Archer

Chastel, Andr:

ISBN 10: 0691252238 / ISBN 13: 9780691252230

Published by Princeton University Press, 1983

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321 Seiten Fresh and clean copy in good condition. Sauberes und frisches Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Contents: Introduction - I. Misera Caput Mundi - The march on Rome - Romes Defenses - The Sack - The Pageant of August 4 - Imago Urbis - II. Rome - Babylon - The Hall of Constantine - The Antichrist-pope - Prognostics and the Antichrist - III. Urbis Direptio - Works of Art - Relics - The Prestige of the Mercenaries - IV. Polemics: Italians and Barbarians - Ghibelline Esoterica - The End of Italy - Teh Despari fo Men of Letters - The Intervention fo Erasmus - Adrian VI - Archaelogy and Paganization - V. The Clementine Style - The Changing of the Guard - Engraving - Rossos Dead Christ - parmigianinos Madonna - The Misfortunes - The Venetian Refuge - VI. Papal Redress, Imperial Triumph - The Pontiffs Beard - Medals and Coins - The Cycle of Saint Michael - THe Last Judgment - The Emperor in Rome ISBN 9780691252230 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 720.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sack of Rome, 1527 (Bollingen, 35) Translated from the French by Beth Archer
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691252238
• ISBN 13: 9780691252230
• Binding: , Hardcover/Pappeinband
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 720 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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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 by the troops of Emperor Charles V in 1527. Chastel 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 new media of printing and engraving to win over the people 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 the art and civilization of Renaissance Italy at the Collège de France.