Main entry:

Collins, Jeffrey Laird.

Title & Author:

Papacy and politics in eighteenth-century Rome : Pius VI and the arts / Jeffrey Collins.

Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Description:

xxii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-344) and index.
1. Politics and possibilities-- 2. Images of sovereignty-- 3. Completing St Peter's-- 4. The Gods' abode-- 5. The eternal city-- 6. Creating a nation.

Summary:

"Pius VI was the last great papal patron of the arts in the Renaissance and Baroque tradition. This book presents the first synthetic study of his artistic patronage and policies in an effort to understand how he used the arts strategically, as a means of countering the growing hostility to the old order and the supremacy of the papacy.
Pius' initiatives included the grand sacristy for St. Peter's, the new Vatican Museum of ancient art, and the re-erection of Egyptian obelisks. These projects, along with Pius' use of prints, paintings, and performances, created Pius' public persona, and helped to anchor Rome's place as the cultural capital of Europe."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0521809436 (HB)
9780521809436 (HB)

Subject:

Pius VI, Pope, 1717-1799 Art patronage.
Pius VI, Pope, 1717-1799
Pius VI. Papst 1717-1799
Pius Papst, VI.
Art, Italian Italy Rome 18th century.
Christianity and art Catholic Church.
Art Political aspects Italy Rome History 18th century.
Art italien Italie Rome 18e siècle.
Christianisme et art Église catholique.
Art Aspect politique Italie Rome Histoire 18e siècle.
Art, Italian.
Art patronage.
Art Political aspects.
Kunst
Mäzenatentum
Patronage.
Pausen.
Christianity and art Catholic Church Italy Rome 18th century.
Popes 18th century.
Rom Kunst Geschichte 1775-1800.
Italy Rome.
Rom.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231100
Call No.: N6920 .C6 2004
Status: Available