Basilica - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Basilica write by R. A. Scotti. This book was released on 2007-05-29. Basilica available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters—Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante—and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the Mayflower had reached Plymouth—and Rome had risen with its astounding basilica to become Europe's holy metropolis. A dazzling portrait of human achievement and excess, Basilica is a triumph of historical writing.
The Basilica of Saint John Lateran to 1600
The Basilica of Saint John Lateran to 1600 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Basilica of Saint John Lateran to 1600 write by L. Bosman. This book was released on 2020-09-17. The Basilica of Saint John Lateran to 1600 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first inter-disciplinary study to examine the construction and development of the world's first cathedral from its origins to 1600.
Michelangelo, God's Architect
Michelangelo, God's Architect - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Michelangelo, God's Architect write by William E. Wallace. This book was released on 2021-04-06. Michelangelo, God's Architect available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younger artists, this supreme painter and sculptor began carving his own tomb. It was at this unlikely moment that fate intervened to task Michelangelo with the most ambitious and daunting project of his long creative life. 'Michelangelo, God's Architect' is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo's final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter's Basilica and other major buildings. When the Pope handed Michelangelo control of the St. Peter's project in 1546, it was a study in architectural mismanagement, plagued by flawed design and faulty engineering. Assessing the situation with his uncompromising eye and razor-sharp intellect, Michelangelo overcame the furious resistance of Church officials to persuade the Pope that it was time to start over. In this richly illustrated book, leading Michelangelo expert William Wallace sheds new light on this least familiar part of Michelangelo's biography, revealing a creative genius who was also a skilled engineer and enterprising businessman. The challenge of building St. Peter's deepened Michelangelo's faith, Wallace shows. Fighting the intrigues of Church politics and his own declining health, Michelangelo became convinced that he was destined to build the largest and most magnificent church ever conceived. And he was determined to live long enough that no other architect could alter his design."--Provided by publisher.
La Basilica Di San Marco a Venezia. Ediz. Inglese
La Basilica Di San Marco a Venezia. Ediz. Inglese - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook La Basilica Di San Marco a Venezia. Ediz. Inglese write by Ettore Vio. This book was released on 1999. La Basilica Di San Marco a Venezia. Ediz. Inglese available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The church that the Venetians built to house the body of St. Mark, taken by them from Alexandria, is famous the world over. They spared no expense, and employed the most skilled artisans, to create a monument to their faith in their patron saint and to their commercial and artistic glory. Mosaics, marbles, pavements, sculptures, icons and decorations are unrivalled in their sumptuousness and as examples of Byzantine art at its apex. With 133 high-quality color photographs, including many details and many full-page illustrations, this book provides complete documentation of the history and decorative program of the Basilica. It will appeal to those who are interested in Venice, in Byzantine art, in mosaics, pavements, the decorative arts, and Church history.
Stories in Light
Stories in Light - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stories in Light write by Nancy Cavadini. This book was released on 2020. Stories in Light available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame contains one of the largest collections of late nineteenth-century French stained glass outside of France. The French Gothic-inspired church has forty-four large stained glass windows containing two hundred and twenty scenes. Today, more than 100,000 visitors tour the basilica each year to admire its architecture or participate in the beautiful liturgies. Honoring both the Sacred Heart and the Virgin Mary, the vibrant windows have, for more than a century, drawn visitors and worshippers alike into a conversation with the art and faith found in the windows. This informative and conveniently sized guidebook tells the unique story of the windows: the improbable creation of a glassworks by cloistered Carmelite nuns in LeMans, France, and their stained glass that so perfectly illuminated the late nineteenth-century French Catholic spirituality of the Congregation of Holy Cross, who established the University of Notre Dame. The words of Father Edward Sorin, CSC, founder of the university, are featured throughout the text. He saw the basilica and its windows as an avenue for teaching this spirituality. The book describes the windows according to their location in the building, from the narthex at the entrance to the Lady Chapel behind the altar. Full-color photographs provide a detailed view of the scenes found in each window. These photos are accompanied by informed commentary on the historical and theological importance of the windows, the iconography of featured saints, and how they illuminate the work of the Holy Cross to educate both mind and spirit. Stories in Light is an easy-to-read book written for all who visit the basilica, including faculty, students, alumni, and friends and family of Notre Dame, and for readers everywhere who want to know more about the rich history and heritage of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart's stained glass.
