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The Story of St. Peter's, Spring 2002

Background material keyed to topics to be covered in this course of the English Programme of the GAR

Valerie Higgins, Paul Gwynne       Fridays 10 AM      April 26 through May 31, 2002
All classes for this course will be at the GAR Headquarters at Via degli Scipioni 30/a

Old St. Peter's, isometric drawing 

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Book Recommendation: Pilgrimage: A Chronicle of Christianity Through the Churches of Rome,  by June Hager, provides much useful information on Churches included in the Rome Through the Centuries itinerary.  It is Available in some local bookstores and through Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

Amazon.com: Pilgrimage
Amazon.co.uk: Pilgrimage

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The Lectures (All lectures for this course will be at the GAR Headquarters at Via degli Scipioni 30/a.)

April 26:  The Roman site and the building of Constantine's basilica

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May 3:  The troubled Middle Ages

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May 10:  The decision to rebuild

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May 17:  Greek of Latin cross -- controversy over the basilica's shape

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May 24:  Sistine Chapel 1

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May 31:  Sistine Chapel 2

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Internet sites for information  and background:

St. Peter's -- General

Basilica of Saint Peter -- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
St. Peter -- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
Basilica -- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
St Peter's -- Rodolfo Lanciani ó Pagan and Christian Rome ó Chapter 3
St. Peters and the Neronian Circus, Lanciani -- Lacus Curtius
Basilicas of Ancient Rome -- Platner (LacusCurtius)
S. Pietro -- Koskimies

Old St. Peter's -- Constantine's Church

Old St. Peters - Interior, from 16th Century Paintng
Old of St.Peters -- Vitruvio
Ground plan
Isometric reconstruction
St. Peter's -- Rome. 4thC.

New St. Peter's

St. Peter's of Rome 3D Models - Great Buildings Online
Project for St Peter in Rome by MICHELANGELO
St. Peter's Rome, Michelangelo's Plan
Sacred Places: St. Peter's Basilica
Saint Peters, Antonius Tempesta ca 1600 -- René Seindal archive
St. Peter's -- GreatBuildings
St. Peter's -- Hager
St. Peter's -- overhead view from rear
St. Peter's, art and architecture images -- Popolo Project (+34 pages)
Britanica Item (pay service)
Interior --- QuickTime video tour (4MB download and requires QuickTime)
Art in St. Peter's Basilica, etc -- Christus Rex
Protagonists

Pope Nicholas V (TOMMASO PARENTUCELLI)
Bernardo Rossellino
Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere)
Donato Bramante
Giuliano.da Sangallo (Giuliano Giamberti)
GIULLANO and ANTONIO DA S. GALLO
Antonio da Sangallo
Raphael
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Baldassare Peruzzi
Giacomo Della Porta
Pope Paul V (Camillo Borghese)
Carlo Maderna
Francesco Borromini
Pope Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini)
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

Was Peter in Rome?

Refutation of arguments against his presence -- Philip Hughes, 1934
Was Peter Ever in Rome?

Peter's Bones

Peter's Bones? -- John Curran, University College, Dublin
Peter's Tomb Excavation drawing
Tropaion of Peter's Tomb
The Graffiti Wall, article pt 1
The Graffiti Wall, article pt 2
In search of St. Peter's Tomb ("probably never know") -- UAlberta
Of Bones and Boners - "anti-bones" view, Spring 1997
The Bones of St. Peter -- Catholic Digest
Papal Tombs, Lanciani -- LacusCurtius

Sistine Chapel

Cappella Sistina: numbered plan -- Christus Rex
Cappella Sistina: links to pix on the numbered plan --Christus Rex
Michelangelo: Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Sistine Chapel -- KFKI
Sistine Chapel, Walls -- Vatican site
1578 Engraving--full pomposity
Michelangelo bio (w/link to works) -- artchive
Restoration coverage -- BBC
The Ceiling Cleaned -- before and after

Strange Sistine Borrowings

God Created Man -- Pig
Isaiah -- Rockwell's Rosie and Isaiah by M
Precious Moments Chapel. Roadside America

Sistine Merchandise

Sistine posters: mostly Michelangelo + Raphael's Madonna (w/angels)
Sistine Umbells -- second item on the page
Jigsaw Puzzle - The Sistine Chapel Ceiling - 3000 Pieces
The Sistine Chapel 3D Jigsaw Puzzle
Sistine bronzes -- cast to order

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Links of General Interest, but not specific to this course of lectures

Ancient Rome -- Topographical Dictionary
Archeology Links
Architecture Links

Art History:

ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Contents
ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Ancient Rome
Art History Webmasters ASSOCIATION
Gateway to Art History
Index of artists and architects
OCAIW: Orazio Centaro's Art Images Web
Thais.it -- sculpture, architecture, etc.
Vassari: Lives
World Wide Arts Resources

The Catholic Encyclopedia
Church/Religions Links
History Source books
IMAGES OF ROME
Indice Monumenti Antichi e Aree Archeologiche -- Roma
Jubilee Links
Literature and eTexts
Maecenas: Images of Ancient Greece and Rome
Medieval History Links
Mythology Links
Palaces of Rome - by Italian Tourist Web Guide
POPES -- Catholic Encyclopedia
Renaissance to Modern -- Teachernet

Roman Churches:

Rome Churches -- RomeTours
Rome Churches -- RomeGuide
Rome Churches -- Thayer
Basilicas and Churches - Italian Culture Net Links

Vitruvius on Architecture -- LacusCurtius
Western Civilization Links