Mosaics of Saint Peter's Decorating the New Basilica

Name: Mosaics of Saint Peter's Decorating the New Basilica
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ISBN: 9780271003443

ISBN-10: 0271003448

ISBN-13: 9780271003443

Edition: 1983

Authors: Frank DiFederico

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The first comprehensive examination of one of the world's greatest decorative ensembles, this book presents a new explanation of the iconographic scheme of Saint Peter's eleven domes and numerous altarpieces. The author traces the decision to use mosaics as the medium of interior decoration, the planning and organization for the work, and the execution of the task between 1578 and 1963.The art of mosaics was revived in Rome during the late 16th century when, after a period of long neglect, a combination of theological, archaeological, and architectural factors made it seem the inevitable medium for decorating the new basilica. Mosaics had been the traditional early Christian medium for…

Book details

List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 1983
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 10/1/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 10.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Frank DiFederico is the author of articles about the Saint Peter's mosaics for Art Bulletin and Storia dell'arte , and of the book Francesco Trevisani: Eighteenth Century Painter in Rome . He earned his PhD at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, and teaches art history at the University of Maryland.