"In Tombs in Early Modern Rome (1400-1600), Jan L. de Jong studies how funerary monuments did not simply mark a grave, but offered an image of the deceased that was carefully crafted in order to generate a laudable memory and stimulate meditation on life, death and the hereafter. This leads to such questions as: which image of themselves did cardinals create when they commissioned their own tomb monument? Why were most popes buried in a grandiose tomb monument that they claimed they did not want? Which memory of their mother did children create, and what do tombs for children tell about mothers? Were certain couples buried together so as to demonstrate their eternal love, expecting an afterlife in each other's company?"--
Jan L. de Jong studies how tombs in Early Modern Rome (1400-1600) did not just function as a place to bury the dead, but as monuments of mourning, memory, and meditation on life, death and the hereafter.
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Winner of the 2026 Daria Borghese Prize. Established in 1965 in memory of Princess Daria Borghese Olsoufieff (19091963), the prize is awarded annually for the best book on Rome by a non-Italian author.
Not only a great addition to the study of tomb monuments in Rome but also a significant methodological work for the study of church monuments more generally.
Elise Philippe, Catholic University of Louvain. In: Church Monuments, Vol. 38 (2024), pp. 149151.
This book stands out for its innovative and inclusive approach to tomb monuments [ ...] The reader is treated to a rich and insightful journey through the cultural, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of early-modern tomb monuments in Rome.
Laura Overpelt, Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome / Utrecht University. In: Incontri, Vol. 38, No. 1 (2023).
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1 Nos tegimus cineres, spiritus astra tenet: Monuments, Mortal Remains and
the Soul
1Problems Caused by Tombs in Church Buildings
2Epitaphs: Composing and Carving
3Functions of Tomb Monuments
4Beliefs and Convictions
5Studying Tomb Monuments
2 (Vivens) sibi posuit: Cardinals Planning Their Own Tomb Monument
1Questions
2Opulence and Modesty
3The Role of Inscriptions
4Pride and Self-Promotion
5Monuments of Vain Glory?
6Cardinal Giovanni Ricci
7Conclusions
3 Qui semper vanos tumuli contempsit honores: Directing the Memory of the
Pope
1Questions
2The Popes Wishes
3Respectfully Securing the Popes Memory
4Modesty Ignored
5Conclusions
4 Optima, prudentissima, infelicissima: Mothers and Monuments
1Questions
2Tomb Monuments Erected for Mothers
3Tomb Monuments Erected by Mothers for Their Children
4Conclusions
5 Concordes et amantissime: Tomb Monuments for Spouses
1Questions
2Coniuges viventes fecerunt: Erected by Both Spouses Still Alive
3Coniugi et sibi: Erected by the Surviving Spouse
4Suis dulcissimis parentibus: Erected by the Children under Will of Their
Parents
5Conclusions
Conclusion
Abbreviations of Frequently Mentioned Publications
General Bibliography
Index
Jan L. de Jong (PhD Leiden University, 1987) is Senior Lecturer of Art History of the Early Modern Period at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. He has published extensively on early modern Italian art, especially in Rome. His books include The Power and the Glorification: Papal Pretensions and the Art of Propaganda in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Penn State University Press, 2013).
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