Main entry:

Rice, Louise.

Title & Author:

The altars and altarpieces of new St. Peter's : outfitting the Basilica, 1621-1666 / Louise Rice.

Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press : in association with the American Academy in Rome, 1997.

Description:

xvi, 478 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Series:

Monuments of papal Rome

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
pt. 1. The Early History of the Altars in St. Peter's. Ch. 1. The Congregation and the Chapter. Ch. 2. From Old to New St. Peter's. Ch. 3. Gregory XV and the St. Petronilla Altarpiece -- pt. 2. The Altars under Urban VIII. Ch. 4. Toward a Comprehensive Project for the Altars and Altarpieces. Ch. 5. The Dedications of the Altars. Ch. 6. The Project Realized. Ch. 7. The Sopraporti -- pt. 3. The Commissions. Ch. 8. Patronage during the Barberini Pontificate. Ch. 9. The Artists at Work.
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Summary:

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.

Resources:
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ISBN:

0521554705 (hardback)
9780521554701 (hardback)

Subject:

Urban VIII. Papst 1568-1644
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano Details.
Altars Vatican City.
Altars, Baroque Vatican City.
Altarpieces Vatican City.
Altarpieces, Baroque Vatican City.
Christian art and symbolism Vatican City Modern period, 1500-
Autels baroques Vatican.
Retables baroques Vatican.
Altarpieces
Altarpieces, Baroque
Altars
Altars, Baroque
Christian art and symbolism Modern period
Altar
Altarblatt
Barock
Christelijke kunst.
Altaarstukken.
Altaren.
Sint-Pieter (Rome)
Igrejas (arquitetura) Vaticano.
Barroco.
Arte sacra (século 16)
Simbolismo religioso.
Autels Vatican.
Art chrétien Vatican 1500-1800.
Symbolisme chrétien Vatican 1500- ...
Vatican City
Peterskirche
Vatican Basilica di San Pietro.
Rom Peterskirche.

Added entries:

Monuments of papal Rome.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 192295
Call No.: ID N7952.57.A1.R5; ID:97-B3389
Status: Available