The study examines the artistic and cultural patronage surrounding the court of Cardinal Marco Vigerio (1505–1516). Despite his historical significance, Vigerio has received limited historiographical attention, due to both the lack of an established iconographic tradition associated with the Vigerio family and his marginalization by Counter-Reformation historians, who portrayed him in a lackluster and partial manner. The research fundamentally challenges this critical perspective. Insights gleaned from the identification, study, and interpretation of literary and archival sources underscore the cardinal’s prominent role during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries within the close familial entourage of the Della Rovere, the Roman Curia, the Franciscan order, and broader Italian and European humanist circles. The thesis further investigates Vigerio’s artistic interests and patronage. While the study of his theological writings reveals his engagement with artistic theories and practices, the stylistic, iconographic, and sociological analysis of commissioned works highlights his ability to employ artistic patronage as a vehicle for religious and cultural expression, a means of personal promotion, and a tool for consolidating his network of influence. Finally, the research explores Vigerio’s involvement in Julius II’s artistic strategies. Actively engaged in orchestrating papal propaganda and a key proponent of the Fifth Lateran Council, the cardinal played a role in Julius II’s urban redevelopment plans and architectural and artistic projects. Based on these findings, the study advances the hypothesis that Vigerio should be identified as the intellectual collaborator with Raphael in developing the iconographic program for The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament.
La tesi ricerca analizza il contesto di committenza artistica e culturale gravitante attorno alla corte del cardinale Marco Vigerio (1505-1516). Nonostante l'importanza del personaggio, Vigerio ha ricevuto scarsa attenzione storiografica, sia per l'assenza di una tradizione iconografica relativa alla famiglia Vigerio, sia per la sua marginalizzazione operata dagli storici della Controriforma, che ne hanno restituito un'immagine scialba e parziale. La ricerca mette radicalmente in discussione questo orientamento critico. Le informazioni recuperate attraverso l’individuazione, lo studio e l’interpretazione delle fonti letterarie e archivistiche mettono a fuoco, in primo luogo, il ruolo di primo piano ricoperto dal cardinale, personalità di spicco, tra Quattro e Cinquecento, dello stretto entourage familiare dei Della Rovere, della Curia romana, dei circoli umanistici italiani ed europei e dell’ordine francescano. La tesi prende quindi in esame gli interessi figurativi e la committenza artistica del prelato. Se lo studio dei suoi scritti teologici rivela l’interesse del personaggio rispetto a teorie e pratiche artistiche, l’analisi stilistica, iconografica e sociologica delle opere mette in luce la capacità del cardinale di utilizzare la committenza artistica come veicolo delle proprie istanze religiose e culturali, come mezzo di promozione personale, come strumento funzionale al consolidamento della propria rete di clientela. Infine, viene preso in esame il ruolo rivestito da Vigerio nelle strategie artistiche di Giulio II. Il cardinale, impegnato nell’organizzazione della propaganda pontificia e principale promotore del Concilio Lateranense, è coinvolto nel piano di riassetto urbano avviato da Giulio II e nei cantieri artistici e architettonici promossi dal pontefice. Sulla base di questi elementi, la ricerca avanza l’ipotesi che Vigerio sia da riconoscere nell’intellettuale in dialogo con Raffaello per l’elaborazione del programma iconografico della Disputa del Sacramento.
Identità e contesti nella committenza del cardinale di Senigallia Marco Vigerio (1505-1516)
PELOSI, DANIELE
2025
Abstract
The study examines the artistic and cultural patronage surrounding the court of Cardinal Marco Vigerio (1505–1516). Despite his historical significance, Vigerio has received limited historiographical attention, due to both the lack of an established iconographic tradition associated with the Vigerio family and his marginalization by Counter-Reformation historians, who portrayed him in a lackluster and partial manner. The research fundamentally challenges this critical perspective. Insights gleaned from the identification, study, and interpretation of literary and archival sources underscore the cardinal’s prominent role during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries within the close familial entourage of the Della Rovere, the Roman Curia, the Franciscan order, and broader Italian and European humanist circles. The thesis further investigates Vigerio’s artistic interests and patronage. While the study of his theological writings reveals his engagement with artistic theories and practices, the stylistic, iconographic, and sociological analysis of commissioned works highlights his ability to employ artistic patronage as a vehicle for religious and cultural expression, a means of personal promotion, and a tool for consolidating his network of influence. Finally, the research explores Vigerio’s involvement in Julius II’s artistic strategies. Actively engaged in orchestrating papal propaganda and a key proponent of the Fifth Lateran Council, the cardinal played a role in Julius II’s urban redevelopment plans and architectural and artistic projects. Based on these findings, the study advances the hypothesis that Vigerio should be identified as the intellectual collaborator with Raphael in developing the iconographic program for The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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