Art and identity in early modern Rome.9780754656906 Art and identity in early modern Rome. Ed. by Jill Burke The name Burke (from Irish Gaelic de Burca, of Norman origin). In English the meaning of the name Burke is "fortified hill." See also Berkley. Places Australia
Ashgate Publishing Co. 2008 289 pages $114.95 Hardcover N5273 Rome in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was a Mecca for artists such as Michelangelo and Raphael. Burke and Bury, both in art history at the University of Edinburgh (body, education) University of Edinburgh - A university in the centre of Scotland's capital. The University of Edinburgh has been promoting and setting standards in education for over 400 years. , are interested in who paid for all this art. The essays in this volume focus on patrons, who they were and why they felt the need to commission works. Not surprisingly, the popes and cardinals were major patrons, some for the glory of god and others for the honor of their families. The authors also note the effect of the Counter-Reformation on art in Rome. There is a comprehensive bibliography bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. and a list of the popes during this time giving their family connections. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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