Publication

2012 - Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Pa, Pennsylvania

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100271050799
  • ISBN-139780271050799
  • Library of Congress Control Number2012023598
  • OCLC Control Number801050934
  • Better World Books9780271050799
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC751.7/3094563
  • LCCND2757.R6 J66 2012
  • LCCND2757.R6J66 2012
and 1 more
  • LCCND2757.R6 J66 2013

Description

"Studies the propagandistic and political features of five prominent series of frescoes originating in papal Rome in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Discusses the manipulation of historical events for propagandistic purposes, the importance of inscriptions in controlling interpretation, and the reactions of contemporary viewers"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The power and the glorification: papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesPennsylvania State University Press2012-01-01

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