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An Elephant In Rome
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Author : Loyd Grossman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
An Elephant In Rome written by Loyd Grossman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Architects categories.
By 1650, the spiritual and political power of the Catholic Church was shattered. Thanks to the twin blows of the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years War, Rome, celebrated both as the Eternal City and Caput Mundi - the head of the world - had lost its pre-eminent place in Europe. Then a new Pope, Alexander VII, fired with religious zeal, political guile and a mania for building, determined to restore the prestige of his church by making Rome the must-visit destination for Europe's intellectual, political and cultural elite. To help him do so, he enlisted the talents of Gianlorenzo Bernini, already celebrated as the most important living artist: no mean feat in the age of Rubens, Rembrandt and Velazquez.0Together, Alexander VII and Bernini made the greatest artistic double act in history, inventing the concept of soft power and the bucket list destination. Their creation of Baroque Rome as a city more beautiful and grander than since the days of the Emperor Augustus continues to delight and attract. 0Famous as a TV Presenter for MasterChef and Through the Keyhole, Loyd Grossman has also been deeply involved in heritage and art history. His love of Rome was kindled by his first encounter with the enigmatic and strangely beautiful monument to this relationship between artist and pope: the elephant carrying on obelisk outside Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, just behind the Pantheon. Written with this as a starting point, An Elephant in Rome is a book for those who love the endless fascination of the Eternal City and want a deeper and more entertaining tale of how it came to be.
The Pope S Elephant
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Author : Silvio A. Bedini
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Release Date : 2000
The Pope S Elephant written by Silvio A. Bedini and has been published by Penguin Mass Market this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Examines the court of Pope Leo X in sixteenth-century Rome, and discusses the popularity of the Pope's white elephant, Hanno, a gift from the king of Portugal.
The Elephant In The Greek And Roman World
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Author : Howard Hayes Scullard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974-01-01
The Elephant In The Greek And Roman World written by Howard Hayes Scullard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-01-01 with Civilization, Ancient categories.
Zoologie - Kunstobjekte/-geräte - Mosaik/Bodenverzierung.
The Artist And The Eternal City
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Author : Loyd Grossman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-08-03
The Artist And The Eternal City written by Loyd Grossman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-03 with History categories.
This brilliant vignette of seventeenth-century Rome, its Baroque architecture, and its relationship to the Catholic Church brings to life the friendship between a genius and his patron with an ease of writing that is rare in art history. By 1650, the spiritual and political power of the Catholic Church was shattered. Thanks to the twin blows of the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years War, Rome—celebrated both as the Eternal City and Caput Mundi (the head of the world)—had lost its preeminent place in Europe. Then a new Pope, Alexander VII, fired with religious zeal, political guile, and a mania for creating new architecture, determined to restore the prestige of his church by making Rome the key destination for Europe's intellectual, political, and cultural elite. To help him do so, he enlisted the talents of Gianlorenzo Bernini, already celebrated as the most important living artist—no mean feat in the age of Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velazquez.
The Elephant In The Greek And Roman World
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Author : Howard Hayes Scullard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Elephant In The Greek And Roman World written by Howard Hayes Scullard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.
This book offers a full picture of the elephant in the Graeco-Roman world, featuring contemporary accounts of elephants performing on the battlefield. The author first traces the natural history of the elephant and then evaluates the references to elephants in the works of Ctesias, Aristotle, and other early writers. He shows the animal in action under Alexander the Great and his successors, under the Carthaginians, and under Hannibal, describing how they were captured and trained and how they were dealt with by opposing armies. He discusses what later writers such as Pliny, Aelian, and Ammianus knew about elephants, and he concludes with an account of the animals' roles in such peacetime activities as circuses and ceremonies.--From publisher's description.
The Pope S Elephant
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Author : Silvio A. Bedini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-07-01
The Pope S Elephant written by Silvio A. Bedini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07-01 with History categories.
In 1514, Rome was the center of the Christian world, the home & workshop of Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, & Michelangelo. It was also the city of Pope Leo X, the pleasure-loving pontiff whose court at the Vatican was famous for its excess, frivolity, & impropriety, as well as for its newly arrived white elephant, Hanno. A gift from the king of Portugal, Hanno became a star. He was featured in processions & festivals, & was the subject of countless paintings, sculptures, & fountains. In this fascinating glimpse at a forgotten sidenote to history, Bedini gives us a view of early modern Europe & the inner workings of the Vatican. Amply illustrated.
Bernini
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Author : Franco Mormando
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-04-02
Bernini written by Franco Mormando and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-02 with Art categories.
Profiles the whirlwind life of the famed Italian sculptor who is known for his artistic and architectural contributions to the city of Rome.
Naked Statues Fat Gladiators And War Elephants
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Author : Garrett Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-09-01
Naked Statues Fat Gladiators And War Elephants written by Garrett Ryan and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-01 with History categories.
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: How tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans? How long did they live? What kind of pets did they have? How dangerous were their cities? Did they believe their myths? Did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens? Did they jog or lift weights? How did they capture animals for the Colosseum? Were there secret police, spies, or assassins? What happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed? Can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
Elephants Kings
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Author : Thomas R. Trautmann
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-08-03
Elephants Kings written by Thomas R. Trautmann and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-03 with History categories.
Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. In early civilizations—such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Civilization, and China—kings used elephants for royal sacrifice, spectacular hunts, public display of live captives, or the conspicuous consumption of ivory—all of them tending toward the elephant’s extinction. The kings of India, however, as Thomas R. Trautmann shows in this study, found a use for elephants that actually helped preserve their habitat and numbers in the wild: war. Trautmann traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the west—where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity—and Southeast Asia (but not China, significantly), a history that spans 3,000 years and a considerable part of the globe, from Spain to Java. He shows that because elephants eat such massive quantities of food, it was uneconomic to raise them from birth. Rather, in a unique form of domestication, Indian kings captured wild adults and trained them, one by one, through millennia. Kings were thus compelled to protect wild elephants from hunters and elephant forests from being cut down. By taking a wide-angle view of human-elephant relations, Trautmann throws into relief the structure of India’s environmental history and the reasons for the persistence of wild elephants in its forests.
Performance Memory And Processions In Ancient Rome
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Author : Jacob A. Latham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-08-16
Performance Memory And Processions In Ancient Rome written by Jacob A. Latham and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with History categories.
The pompa circensis was a political pageant and a religious ritual that produced a republican, imperial, and even Christian image of the city. In this book, Jacob A. Latham explores the play between performance and itinerary, tracing the transformations of the circus procession from the late Republic to late antiquity.
