Possessions of a Cardinal

Politics, Piety, and Art, 1450–1700

AvMary Hollingsworth,Carol M. Richardson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Cardinals occupied a unique place in the world of early modern Europe, their distinctive red hats the visible signs not only of impressive careers at the highest rank the pope could bestow, but also of their high social status and political influence on an international scale. Appointed for life, these princes of the Church played a key role in the dramatic events of a period in which both the power and the authority of the papacy were challenged. Cardinals crossed the ambiguous boundaries then existing between religious and secular power. Granted unparalleled access to Church and private property, they spent considerable time, money, and effort on making the best collections of art and antiquities. Some commissioned artworks in churches that advertised their monastic or national connections, while others took Rome and the papacy abroad to enrich their own cities and countries. But theirs was a precarious dignity: while cardinals could thrive during one papacy, they could suddenly fall from power during the next. The new research represented by the sixteen case studies in The Possessions of a Cardinal reveals how cardinals used their vulnerable position and spent their often substantial wealth on personal and religious interests. As a result, the tensions inherent in their position between the spiritual and the worldly are underscored.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-03-18
Mått:185 x 259 x 33 mm
Vikt:1 498 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:480
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9780271034683

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Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Mary Hollingsworth is an independent scholar and author of several books, including The Cardinal’s Hat: Money, Ambition, and Everyday Life in the Court of a Borgia Prince (2005).Carol M. Richardson is Lecturer in Art History at the Open University and Associate Dean (Curriculum and Awards) for the University’s Faculty of Arts. She is the author of Reclaiming Rome: Cardinals in the Early Renaissance (1400–1480) (2007).

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“Both informative and engaging.”—Jacqueline Musacchio, Wellesley College

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface and AcknowledgmentsNotes on Currencies, Weights, and MeasuresList of AbbreviationsIntroductionMary Hollingsworth and Carol M. Richardson1.The Renaissance Cardinalate: From Paolo Cortesi’s De cardinalatu to the PresentDavid S. Chambers2.Guillaume d’Estouteville’s Italian JourneyMeredith J. Gill3.Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (1439–1503), Sant’Eustachio, and the Consorteria PiccolominiCarol M. Richardson4.Gabriele Rangone (†1486): The First Observant Franciscan Cardinal and His Chapel in Santa Maria in Aracoeli, RomeRoberto Cobianchi5.Cardinal of Naples and Cardinal in Rome: The Patronage of Oliviero CarafaDiana Norman6.Cardinal Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena (1470–1520): A Palatine CardinalAngelica Pediconi7.“Per havere tutte le opere . . . da monsignor reverendissimo”: Artists Seeking the Favor of Cardinal Giulio de’ MediciSheryl Reiss8.A Taste for Conspicuous Consumption: Cardinal Ippolito d’Este and His Wardrobe, 1555–1566Mary Hollingsworth9.Lost in Antiquities: Cardinal Giovanni de’ Medici (1543–1562)Andrea Gáldy10.The Court of Humility: Carlo Borromeo and the Ritual of ReformPamela M. Jones11.Contrasting Priorities: Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Cardinal and Grand DukeSuzanne B. Butters12.Cardinal Virtues: Odoardo Farnese in His CamerinoOpher Mansour13.Representing an Alternative Empire at the Court of Cardinal Federico Borromeo in Habsburg MilanLucy C. Cutler14.Cardinal Antonio Barberini (1608–1671) and the Politics of Art in Baroque RomeKarin Wolfe15.John Casimir Wasa (1609–1672), Cardinal and Prince of Poland: Problems of Precedence and Primogeniture for Innocent XSusan Russell16.“É cortesi, erudito, e disinvolto al pari di qualunque altro buon corteggiano”: Cardinal Camillo Massimo (1620–1677) at the Court of Pope Clement XLisa Beaven17.A Cardinal and His Family: The Case of Cardinal PatriziDavid R. MarshallAppendixesBibliographyList of ContributorsIndex