The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice Della Rovere more books like this

by Ms. Caroline P Murphy

The illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, Felice della Rovere became one of the most powerful and accomplished women of the Italian Renaissance. Now, Caroline Murphy vividly captures the untold story of a rare woman who moved with confidence through a world of popes and princes. Using a wide variety of sources, including Felice's personal ...

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Annibale Carracci, the Farnese Palace, Rome: The Farnese Palace, Rome more books like this

by Charles Dempsey

This is part of a magnificent series of books that illustrate Europe's major fresco cycle from the early 14th through the 17th centuries. Each volume includes a detailed and comprehensive text, a biography of the artist, a bibliography for further study, and a glossary.

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Reconstructing the Lost Frescoes of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome from the Meditationes of Cardinal Juan de Torquemada: A Case Study in the History of Art more books like this

by Angi Elsea Bourgeois

This study reconstructs both the physical appearance and the spiritual experience of Torquemada's "Meditationes". An examination of the lost fresco cycle of the Minerva provides a unique opportunity to examine the conception and reception of a monumental devotional cycle commissioned by one of the most erudite theologians of the fifteenth-century. ...

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