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Outfitting the Basilica, 16211666 (Monuments of Papal Rome)

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The Altars and Altarpieces of New St. Peter's

Outfitting the Basilica, 16211666 (Monuments of Papal Rome)

Following the completion of the construction of new St. Peter's in the first quarter of the seventeenth century, a series of monumental altarpieces was commissioned to decorate its altars. The leading artists of the day contributed to the project - among them Algardi, Bernini, Cortona, Domenichino, Guercino, Lanfranco, Poussin, Sacchi, Vouet, and Valentin - and the works they produced include many of the most celebrated masterpieces of the Roman Baroque. Here for the first time the altarpieces of St.

Peter's are considered collectively, within the liturgical and artistic program of the building as a whole. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of this critical chapter in the history of Italian Baroque art and provides insight into the mechanisms, motives, and meanings of papal patronage in the premier church of Catholicism.

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English
Pages
496

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The Altars and Altarpieces of New St. Peter's: Outfitting the Basilica, 16211666 (Monuments of Papal Rome)
January 13, 1998, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: The altars and altarpieces of new St. Peter's
The altars and altarpieces of new St. Peter's: outfitting the Basilica, 1621-1666
1997, Cambridge University Press, in association with the American Academy in Rome
in English

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Library of Congress
N7952.57.A1 R5 1997

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
496
Dimensions
11.2 x 8.8 x 1.3 inches
Weight
3.9 pounds

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Open Library
OL7746179M
ISBN 10
0521554705
ISBN 13
9780521554701
LCCN
96036272
OCLC/WorldCat
35318239
Library Thing
506974
Goodreads
718288

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