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Acqua Felice and Its Connected Water Features Constructed During the Pontificate of Sixtus V (1585-90)
View the items in Acqua Felice and Its Connected Water Features Constructed During the Pontificate of Sixtus V (1585-90)Alan Ko - A City of Christ and the Golden Bees: Papal Authority and Barberini Power in Rome Under Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644)
A collection of photographs of artworks commissioned by Pope Urban VIII during his reign (1623-1644)
Alan Ko - Rome Reborn in the Counter Reformation: Urban Renewal Under Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590)
A collection of Italian Baroque Art
Artemisia Gentileschi and International Patronage
As a painter in the seventeenth century, Artemisia Gentileschi primarily gained acclaim in a historical sense not because of her identity as a woman…
Evolution of St. Peter's Basilica
First conceived by Pope Nicholas V in 1450, the construction of the new St. Peter's Basilica took several centuries to complete, recruiting the best…
Ines Jordan-Zoob - Old & New: Sixtus V and Urban Rome
Despite serving as pontiff for a mere 5 years (1585-1590), Sixtus V dramatically revitalized both the inner workings and the skyline of Rome. As St…
Lia Golden- Sixtus V frontispiece
Vignettes that come from from the frontispiece that celebrate Sixtus V's accomplishments as pope.
Lindsay Gibson - Sixtus V and Roman Revival
Sixtus V was the Pope from 1585- 1590. One of the main focuses of his papacy was to reestablish Rome as the Caput Mundi, center of the world. In order…
Papal Tombs
A collection of papal tombs of popes from the Baroque Era.
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Alan Ko - Rome Reborn in the Counter Reformation: Urban Renewal Under Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590)
A collection of Italian Baroque Art