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      THE POWER AND THE GLORIFICATION

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      THE POWER AND THE GLORIFICATION

      PAPAL PRETENSIONS AND THE ART OF PROPAGANDA IN THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES

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      JAN L. DE JONG

      THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS

      UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA

       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Jong, Jan L. de.

      The power and the glorification : papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries / Jan L. de Jong.

      p. cm.

      Summary: “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.

      Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

      ISBN 978-0-271-05079-9 (cloth : alk. paper)

      1. Mural painting and decoration, Italian—Italy—Rome.

      2. Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance—Italy—Rome.

      3. Mural painting and decoration—Political aspects—Italy—Rome.

      4. Propaganda in art.

      5. Popes—Art patronage.

      6. Art and society—Italy—Rome.

      I. Title.

      ND2757.R6J66 2012

      751.7’3094563—dc23

      2012023598

      Copyright © 2013 The Pennsylvania State University

      All rights reserved

      Printed in China by Everbest Printing Ltd., through Four Colour Print Group, Louisville, KY

      Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press,

      University Park, PA 16802-1003

      The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses.

      It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI Z39.48–1992.

      Additonal credit: page ii, detail of figure 104

      UXORI ELIZABETHAE FILIISQUE EMMAE PETRO DEDICATUM

      CONTENTS

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       List of Illustrations

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

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       The Pope, the Papacy, and the Church

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       The Pope and the King: Alexander VI and Charles VIII of France

       3

       The Pope and the City: Leo X and the Conservators of Rome

       4

       The Pope and the Emperor: Leo X, Clement VII, and Constantine the Great

       5

       The Pope and His Family: Paul III and the Farnese

       6

       The Pope and Secular Power, Muslims, and Heretics: Pius IV, Pius V, and Gregory XIII

       Epilogue: The Pope and the Past

       Notes

       Bibliography

       Illustrations

       Index

      ILLUSTRATIONS

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1 Antonio Filarete, bronze doors, Saint Peter’s, Rome
2 Antonio Filarete, Saint Peter Handing the Keys to Pope Eugenius IV
3 Antonio Filarete, central panels of the bronze doors of Saint Peter’s, Rome
4 Sistine Chapel, Vatican Palace, Rome
5 Reconstruction of the Sistine Chapel in its original state
6 Sandro Botticelli, The Trials of Moses
7 Sandro Botticelli, The Temptations of Christ
8 Cosimo Rosselli, Moses Receiving the Tablets with the Ten Commandments; the Adoration of the Golden Calf
9 Cosimo Rosselli, Christ’s Sermon on the Mount
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