The Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal, 1434-1459, at San Miniato in Florence

Although the Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal has been long appreciated as an important realization of the artistic ideals of the early Renaissance, this present volume is the first monograph to deal exclusively with its works of art, its history, and its meaning. The basis for this study is the d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hartt, Frederick
Other Authors:	Corti, Gino, Kennedy, Clarence
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press [1964]
Series:	Haney Foundation series of studies in English, American, and foreign literature, modern history, sociology, and economics, music and art ; v. 1.
Subjects:	Jaime, > Cardinal, > 1434 or 1435-1459. Rossellino, Antonio > 1427-1479 Rossellino, Bernardo > 1409-1464 Rossellino, Antonio. Rossellino, Bernardo. Manetti, Antonio > (di Tuccio). > Cappella del Cardinale di Portogallo S. Miniato al Monte (Church : Florence, Italy) Florenz San Miniato Jakobskapelle.

Table of Contents:

Preface
I. The chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal
II. The Cardinal James of Portugal
III. The history of the building and its decorations
IV. The architecture of the chapel
V. The ceiling
VI. The tomb
VII. The paintings
VIII. Content and symbolism
IX. Discovery and nature of the documents
X. Documents
Bibliography
Index
Monochrome plates.