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- Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue in the Italian Renaissance
- Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue in the Italian Renaissance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Eclogue 4: Text and Translation
- Part I Prolegomena
- Part II Politics
- Part III Religion
- Chapter 7 Poet and Christian? The Messianic Fourth Eclogue
- Chapter 8 Tua dicere facta: The Messianic Epic
- Chapter 9 A Child Is Born: The Nativity Eclogue
- Chapter 10 Teste Sibylla: Virgil in Church
- Epilogue: Time Regained
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- General Index
Chapter 10 - Teste Sibylla: Virgil in Church
from Part III - Religion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2019
- Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue in the Italian Renaissance
- Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue in the Italian Renaissance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Eclogue 4: Text and Translation
- Part I Prolegomena
- Part II Politics
- Part III Religion
- Chapter 7 Poet and Christian? The Messianic Fourth Eclogue
- Chapter 8 Tua dicere facta: The Messianic Epic
- Chapter 9 A Child Is Born: The Nativity Eclogue
- Chapter 10 Teste Sibylla: Virgil in Church
- Epilogue: Time Regained
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- General Index
Summary
Examines representations of the prophetic Sibyls in Italian fresco cycles of the Renaissance, with particular attention to examples from Siena, Florence, Rome and Bergamo.
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- Virgil's Fourth Eclogue in the Italian Renaissance , pp. 286 - 321Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019