Giovanni Battista Cavalieri's Ecclesiae militantis\ntriumphi : Jesuits, martyrs, print, and the\ncounter-reformation
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- Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, ca. 1525-1601. Ecclesiae militantis triumphi Christian martyrs in art Jesuit art -- Italy -- Rome -- History Prints, Italian -- 16th century Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, ca. 1525-1601. Ecclesiae
militantis triumphi
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- Tsoumis, Karine
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- McGill University
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- Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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- alephsysno: 002293415
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- proquestno: AAIMR22622
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- © Karine Tsoumis, 2005
- Description
- Five hundred years of Christian martyrdom are
represented in the Ecclesiae militantis triumphi (1583). Engraved
by Giovanni Battista Cavalieri, the series that was bound into a
book reproduces a fresco cycle in the church of San Stefano Rotondo
in Rome. While the church belonged to the Jesuit German-Hungarian
College, the book accompanied priests in their proselytizing
mission in Northern Europe. This thesis will look at the function
of the book in relation to various audiences, in different viewing
contexts. Analyzed primarily in relation to the intended Jesuit
audience as an object of devotion, the book will also be inserted
within the Early Christian revival promoted by Gregory XIII
(1572-1585). Finally, it will be looked at in relation to an
audience composed of individuals interested in factual knowledge
about Early Christian history and in the martyr as a historical
figure. A general endeavor of the thesis is to situate the
Ecclesiae militantis triumphi in relation to late sixteen-century
representations of martyrdom, both Catholic and Protestant, as well
as in relation to other contemporary Roman printed
works.
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- Master of Arts (Department of Art History and
Communication Studies.)
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