The possessions of a cardinal : politics, piety, and art 1450-1700

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The possessions of a cardinal : politics, piety, and art 1450-1700

edited by Mary Hollingsworth & Carol M. Richardson

Pennsylvania State University Press, c2010

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Essays derive from a conference held in London, Dec. 2004

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Cardinals occupied a unique place in the world of early modern Europe, their distinctive red hats the visible signs not only of impressive careers at the highest rank the pope could bestow, but also of their high social status and political influence on an international scale. Appointed for life, these princes of the Church played a key role in the dramatic events of a period in which both the power and the authority of the papacy were challenged. Cardinals crossed the ambiguous boundaries then existing between religious and secular power. Granted unparalleled access to Church and private property, they spent considerable time, money, and effort on making the best collections of art and antiquities. Some commissioned artworks in churches that advertised their monastic or national connections, while others took Rome and the papacy abroad to enrich their own cities and countries. But theirs was a precarious dignity: while cardinals could thrive during one papacy, they could suddenly fall from power during the next. The new research represented by the sixteen case studies in The Possessions of a Cardinal reveals how cardinals used their vulnerable position and spent their often substantial wealth on personal and religious interests. As a result, the tensions inherent in their position between the spiritual and the worldly are underscored.

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Contents List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Notes on Currencies, Weights, and Measures List of Abbreviations Introduction Mary Hollingsworth and Carol M. Richardson 1. The Renaissance Cardinalate: From Paolo Cortesi's De cardinalatu to the Present David S. Chambers 2. Guillaume d'Estouteville's Italian Journey Meredith J. Gill 3. Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (1439-1503), Sant'Eustachio, and the Consorteria Piccolomini Carol M. Richardson 4. Gabriele Rangone (1486): The First Observant Franciscan Cardinal and His Chapel in Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome Roberto Cobianchi 5. Cardinal of Naples and Cardinal in Rome: The Patronage of Oliviero Carafa Diana Norman 6. Cardinal Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena (1470-1520): A Palatine Cardinal Angelica Pediconi 7. "Per havere tutte le opere . . . da monsignor reverendissimo": Artists Seeking the Favor of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici Sheryl Reiss 8. A Taste for Conspicuous Consumption: Cardinal Ippolito d'Este and His Wardrobe, 1555-1566 Mary Hollingsworth 9. Lost in Antiquities: Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici (1543-1562) Andrea Galdy 10. The Court of Humility: Carlo Borromeo and the Ritual of Reform Pamela M. Jones 11. Contrasting Priorities: Ferdinando I de' Medici, Cardinal and Grand Duke Suzanne B. Butters 12. Cardinal Virtues: Odoardo Farnese in His Camerino Opher Mansour 13. Representing an Alternative Empire at the Court of Cardinal Federico Borromeo in Habsburg Milan Lucy C. Cutler 14. Cardinal Antonio Barberini (1608-1671) and the Politics of Art in Baroque Rome Karin Wolfe 15. John Casimir Wasa (1609-1672), Cardinal and Prince of Poland: Problems of Precedence and Primogeniture for Innocent X Susan Russell 16. "E cortesi, erudito, e disinvolto al pari di qualunque altro buon corteggiano": Cardinal Camillo Massimo (1620-1677) at the Court of Pope Clement X Lisa Beaven 17. A Cardinal and His Family: The Case of Cardinal Patrizi David R. Marshall Appendixes Bibliography List of Contributors Index

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