POWER MADE VISIBLE: POPE SIXTUS IV AS URBIS RESTAURATOR IN QUATTROCENTO ROME.

Focuses on the duality of the official role of Pope Sixtus IV as a spiritual leader and as urban renovator. Description of a medal featuring the roles of Sixtus; Map of Rome during the reign of Sixtus; Inception of the civic renovation program led by Sixtus.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Catholic Historical Review Vol. 91; no. 1; pp. 1 - 26
Main Author:	Blondin, Jill E.
Format:	Article
Published:	Catholic University of America Press Jan2005
Subjects:	Popes Sixtus IV, Pope, 1414-1484 Religious leadership Papal medals Papacy Preservation of architecture
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Summary:	Focuses on the duality of the official role of Pope Sixtus IV as a spiritual leader and as urban renovator. Description of a medal featuring the roles of Sixtus; Map of Rome during the reign of Sixtus; Inception of the civic renovation program led by Sixtus.