Simbolika i alegorika vatikanskih divot - umjetnina

Vatican masterpieces of the Renaissance Popes and their Artists, here presented are: 1. The Eugene IV-Filarete\u27s Central Doors, 2. The Nicola V-B. Angelico\u27s Small Chapel, 3. The Sixtus IV-Umbro-Tuscans Murals of the Great Chapel, 4. The Borgia Pope-»Pintoricchio\u27s« Apartments, 5. The Card, Lagraulas-Michelangelo\u27s Pieta, 6. The Julius II-Bramante\u27s “New Basilica”, 7. The Julius II-Michelangelo\u27s »Ceiling«, 8. The Julius-Raphael\u27s »New Rooms«, 9. The Pope\u27s-Raphael\u27s “Great Loggia”, 10. The Leo X - Raphael\u27s »Tapistries«, 11. The Msgr. Cenci-Michelangelo\u27s “Naked Christ”, 12. The Card. Chancellor\u27s-Sebastiano-Raphael\u27s »Lazzarus«, “Transfiguration-Lunatic”, 13. The Paul III-Michelangelo\u27s “Last Judgement”, 14. The Paul III-Michelangelo\u27s “Paolina Frescoes”. Furthermore, according to this essay, these super-masterpieces are 4-dimensional; thematic, symbolic, allegoric and art-stylistic. Their themes were chosen by the commissioners (Popes and their theologians), not by the artists (as usually assumed). To a. illustrate, \u27Urbi et Orbi\u27 \u27maiorem Dei gloriam\u27, daily celebrated by the liturgy; b. to symbol-allegorize both the traditional theology of the theme and the commissioner\u27s ideas on the contemporary Church problematics. This double symbol-allegorism usually by-passed (if not ignored) yet essential \u27what\u27, il here briefly explained. Regarding the relative litterature, omitting the \u27library\u27 of the lay-authors, usually interested mostly, on the \u27art-stylistic how’! the authors\u27s suggesting just three editions of one-same, most recent and quasi official Vatican guides; namely, The Vatican and Christian Rome; 1. Smaller, popular (corrected), 2. As the Art Treasures of Vatican, for the libraries, published by Prentice Hall, in New York and 3. again The Vatican etc. volumionus \u27de luxe\u27 also as gift to the V.I.P. All three sponsored and introduced by two Cardinals (Benelli, Garrone) and by the Archb. Fallani of the Pontif. Sacred Art Commission, writen by the Vatican Museums-Galleries experts (D. R. de Campos and others). The 1st and the 3rd published in 1975 by the Vatican Polyglot Press, with ecclesiastical approval