Papacy and politics in eighteenth-century rome: pius vi and the arts
Auteur :
Collins, Jeffrey
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521809436
Date de publication :
8 avr. 2004
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1115 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Pius VI was the last great papal patron of the arts in the Renaissance and Baroque tradition. This book explores how he used the arts strategically, as a means of countering the growing hostility to the old order and the supremacy of the papacy.