The Sack of Rome, 1527

André Chastel

Published by Princeton University Press 1983

The Sack of Rome, 1527

André Chastel
Translated by: Beth Archer

Volume 35 in the series The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

In the series Bollingen Series (General)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691252247

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From a leading art historian of Renaissance Italy, a compelling account of the artistic and cultural impact of the sack of sixteenth-century Rome

In this illustrated account of the sack of Rome as a cultural and artistic phenomenon, André Chastel reveals the historical ambiguities of preceding events and the traumatic contrast between the flourishing world of art under Pope Clement VII and the city after it was looted by the troops of Emperor Charles V in 1527. Chastel illuminates the cultural repercussions of the humiliation of Rome, emphasizing the spread or “Europeanization” of the Mannerist style by artists who fled the city—including Parmigianino, Rosso, Polidoro, Peruzzi, and Perino del Vaga. At the same time, Clement’s critics used the new media of printing and engraving to win over the people with caricatures and satirical writings, while Rome responded with monumental works affirming the legitimacy of the pope’s temporal power. Chastel explores both the world that was lost by the sack and the great works of art created during Rome’s recovery.

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André Chastel (1912–1990) was professor of the art and civilization of Renaissance Italy at the Collège de France.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Maps Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Photographic Sources Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. MISERA CAPUT MUNDI
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The March on Rome Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Rome's Defenses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
The Sack Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
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II. ROME — BABYLON
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III. URBIS DIREPTIO
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IV. POLEMICS : ITALIANS AND BARBARIANS
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V. THE CLEMENTINE STYLE
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VI. PAPAL REDRESS, IMPERIAL TRIUMPH
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EPILOGUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 340
Illustrations
- Other: 132 b/w illus.

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Published: October 12, 2023
ISBN: 9780691252247