Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence

Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence
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Publisher : Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 0772720304
ISBN-13 : 9780772720306
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Book Synopsis Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence by : William J. Connell

Download or read book Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence written by William J. Connell and published by Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Florence, in the summer of 1501, a man named Antonio Rinaldeschi was arrested and hanged after throwing horse dung at an outdoor painting of the Virgin Mary. His punishment was severe, even for the times, and the crimes with which he was formally charged, gambling, blasphemy and attempted suicide, did not normally warrant the death penalty. Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence unveils a series of newly discovered sources concerning this striking episode. The authors show how the political and religious context of Renaissance Florence resulted both in Rinaldeschi's death sentence and in the creation by the followers of Savonarola of a new religious devotion, in the heart of the city, commemorating the event. -- Amazon.com.


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