Item Number: 144991 Title: Chapel of St John the Baptist Church of Sao Roque: The Commission, the Building, the Collection Author: Vale, Teresa Leonor M. (ed) Price: Not Available ISBN: 9781785511035 Description: London: Scala, 2017. 28cm., pbk., 176pp. illus., most in color. Summary: The chapel of St John the Baptist is a unique masterpiece of European art, with enormous historical, cultural and artistic importance. It was constructed in its entirety in Rome in the 1740s to a commission by the Portuguese monarch King John V, partially shown at the pontifical city (in 1747 and 1749) and then reassembled in the Church of São Roque in Lisbon. This is a complete and comprehensive study of the chapel, encompassing its design and construction, as well as the extraordinary collections within. Magnificently illustrated with a stunning selection of photographs, this beautiful volume brings together the studies of a number of experts on the chapel’s architecture, sculpture, mosaics, metalwork and outstanding collections of silver, textiles, furniture and books.
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