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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Main Author: Piana, Marco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: 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
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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