Focusing on a turbulent time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church; The Power and the Glorification considers how; in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; the papacy employed the visual arts to help reinforce Catholic power structures. All means of propaganda were deployed to counter the papacyrsquo;s eroding authority in the wake of the Great Schism of 1378 and in response to the upheaval surrounding the Protestant Reformation a century later. In the Vatican and elsewhere in Rome; extensive decorative cycles were commissioned to represent the strength of the church and historical justifications for its supreme authority. Replicating the contemporary viewerrsquo;s experience is central to De Jongrsquo;s approach; and he encourages readers to consider the works through fifteenth- and sixteenth-century eyes. De Jong argues that most visitors would only have had a limited knowledge of the historical events represented in these works; and they would likely have accepted (or been intended to accept) what they saw at face value. With that end in mind; the paintersrsquo; advisors did their best to ldquo;manipulaterdquo; the viewer accordingly; and De Jong discusses their strategies and methods.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Edited to 3rd grade levelBy anonymousHeavily edited to about a 3rd grade level. I am giving a low rating because the description said "This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of Rudyard Kiplings classic tale."0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Find a different publisherBy asherFTWThis is a great story. a classic. However. the publisher (Im assuming) managed to have a TON of typographical errors which made the story harder to read. especially since it is in a vernacular that is already difficult to follow. Great story. but I would look for a copy from another publisher.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Graduating with honors from the school of hard knocks.By S. BabcockRefreshing; a transport back to a time and place when hard work is required. children mature quickly. reversals of fortune are dramatic. and where the least of us has an important role to play in the overall scheme of things. Life aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the nineteenth century was brutal: requiring hard. hard work. sleeplessness. constant physical danger. unforgiving conditions. and where the workplace is populated by sturdy. ruthless people. Big business interests. similarly. A story of survival at the school of hard knocks.
