The possessions of a cardinal
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  alternate name: Art patronage--Italy--Rome--Congresses
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  alternate name: Rome (Italy)--Social life and customs--Congresses
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  alternate name: Statesmen--Italy--Rome--Congresses
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  alternate name: Cardinals--Italy--Rome--Congresses
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  alternate name: Art and society--Italy--Rome
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  alternate name: Rome (Italy)--History--1420-1798--Congresses
abstract: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
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language: eng
temporal coverage: 1450-1700
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property ID: NL-AmRIJ
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