2022
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8365.12630
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Guercino's Saint Petronilla: Saintly Body, Michelangelo, and New St Peter's

Abstract: This essay investigates the visual language of Guercino's monumental altarpiece of St Petronilla for St Peter's (1623), through which he constructs an authoritative image of her sanctity deeply intertwined with the art and fabric of the renewed church, particularly as it pertains to Michelangelo's legacy at the site. The saint's body, almost in tandem with the sculptor's Pietà, circulated throughout the old and new basilica during its gradual demolition and reconstruction. Guercino's imagery consolidates refer… Show more

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