Festive Funerals in Early Modern Italy: The Art and Culture of Conspicuous Commemoration

ISBN-13: 9781138548145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 340 str.

Minou Schraven

Opis

Interdisciplinary in scope, this book constitutes the first overview of the development of early modern papal funeral apparati, the temporary decorations used during the funeral masses in St Peter’s. Drawing from a range of unpublished sources, the author shows how the papal apparati functioned within the funerary liturgy and how the apparati compared to those of cardinals and princes on the stages of early modern Rome, Theatre of the World.

Recenzje

'... Schraven’s significant study brings to life early modern funeral apparati, provides the first comprehensive overview of that development, and deserves substantial praise. CAA Reviews

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Negotiating decorum: funeral ceremonies in early sixteenth-century Rome; Imperial apotheosis: the funeral apparati of Charles V; After Charles V: funeral apparati in Florence, Rome and other Italian cities; Religious festival culture after Trent: from Rome to Borromeo’s Milan, and back again; Funeral apparati of cardinals in early modern Rome; Papal reburials and the funeral apparato of Sixtus V in S. Maria Maggiore; Funeral apparati in Rome at the end of the sixteenth century; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Minou Schraven teaches art history and museum studies at Amsterdam University College.