9780772720405-0772720401-Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence: The Case of Antonio Rinaldeschi (Essays and Studies, Vol. 8)

Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence: The Case of Antonio Rinaldeschi (Essays and Studies, Vol. 8)

ISBN-13: 9780772720405
ISBN-10: 0772720401
Edition: 2nd Revised & enlarged
Author: William J. Connell, Giles Constable
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Format: Paperback 125 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780772720405
ISBN-10: 0772720401
Edition: 2nd Revised & enlarged
Author: William J. Connell, Giles Constable
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Format: Paperback 125 pages

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Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence: The Case of Antonio Rinaldeschi (Essays and Studies, Vol. 8) (ISBN-13: 9780772720405 and ISBN-10: 0772720401), written by authors William J. Connell, Giles Constable, was published by Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies in 2008. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence: The Case of Antonio Rinaldeschi (Essays and Studies, Vol. 8) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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.

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