Renovatio Urbis: Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II

ISBN-13: 9780367617660 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 352 str.

Nicholas Temple

Opis

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (1503–13) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the principal architect, Donato Bramante, and his ambition to create a unified urban/architectural scheme.

Spis treści

Introduction: Julian Rome  1. Sign-posting Peter & Paul  2. Via Giulia and Papal Corporatism  3. Palazzo dei Tribunali and the Meaning of Justice  4. Cortile del Belvedere, Via della Lungara and vita contemplativa  5. St Peter’s Basilica  6. The Stanza della Segnatura.  Conclusion: Popes and Bridges

O autorze

Nicholas Temple is Professor of Architecture at the University of Lincoln, having previously taught at the University of Liverpool, Nottingham University, the University of Pennsylvania and Leeds Metropolitan University. A Rome Scholar (1986-88), his previous publications include Disclosing Horizons: Architecture, Perspective and Redemptive Space and co-editor of The Humanities in Architectural Design (Routledge 2006 and 2010).