8.8 Tommaso Laureti, The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism,...

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Description: The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism

TitleThe Triumph of Christianity over Paganism

Creator nameLaureti, Tommaso

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1585–1586

Object typePainting

MaterialsCeiling fresco

LocationVatican Museums, Vatican City

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsMural painting and decoration, Renaissance--ItalyChristian art and symbolism--Renaissance, 1450–1600

StatusVault in Sala di Costantino

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8. The Primacy of Italy

Francesca Fiorani

The Marvel of Maps: Art, Cartography and Politics in Renaissance Italy

~The artistic and cartographic language of the Gallery of Maps suggests, at the very least, that Gregory XIII regarded Italy, its cities, and islands, as having a privileged place within the universal church over which his spiritual power extended. Indeed, Gregory and other post-Tridentine...

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Francesca Fiorani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.209-232

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00316.10

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Chapter subject tags:Gregory XIII, Pope, 1502-1585Galleria delle carte geografiche (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337Cartography--Italy--HistoryChristian art and symbolism--Renaissance, 1450–1600

5. The Decree and the Didactic Solution

Marcia B. Hall

Description: The Sacred Image in the Age of Art: Titian, Tintoretto, Barocci, El Greco,...

The Sacred Image in the Age of Art: Titian, Tintoretto, Barocci, El Greco, Caravaggio

When Pope Gregory XIII decided to remodel the Sala di Costantino in 1585 by raising the ceiling and installing larger windows, the new vault required frescoes. Gregory died soon after the project was initiated, and it was continued by Sixtus V, whose emblem is painted in the frieze. At the...

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Marcia B. Hall

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.117-141

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00155.008

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Chapter subject tags:Painting, Renaissance--ItalyCouncil of Trent (1545-1563 : Trento, Italy)Counter-Reformation in artAltarpieces, RenaissanceReligious art

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