Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal  -  R. A. Scotti

Building St. Peter's

KORTE INHOUD

In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters—Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante—and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the Mayflower had reached Plymouth—and Rome had risen with its ...
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2007 Uitgever: Plume 336 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0452288606 ISBN-13: 9780452288607