Gods in the Garden: Visions of the Pagan Other in the Rome of Julius ii
This essay explores the reception of Pope Julius ii’s statuary deities in his Cortile del Belvedere through the poetic works of two humanists, papal courtier Evangelista Maddaleni de’ Capodiferro and Savonarolan philosopher Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola. The construction of the Cortile animated...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 285-309 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Julius II Pope 1443-1513
/ Vatican Palace (Vatican Palace)
/ Statue of a god
/ Roman Empire
/ Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Apollo Belvedere
B Renaissance literature B Venus Felix (Venus Belvedere) B Cortile del Belvedere B Pope Julius ii B Renaissance paganism |
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| Summary: | This essay explores the reception of Pope Julius ii’s statuary deities in his Cortile del Belvedere through the poetic works of two humanists, papal courtier Evangelista Maddaleni de’ Capodiferro and Savonarolan philosopher Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola. The construction of the Cortile animated a lively querelle on the state and mission of the Catholic Church, as it allowed the pagan idols of antiquity to re-enter the holy grounds of the Vatican. Through the analysis of two divergent poetic receptions of the Belvedere gods, this article will explore the Cortile del Belvedere and Julius ii’s Rome, as a space of spiritual dialogue and religious hybridism. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-01203003 |