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Chapter Seven - The Afterlife

from Part II

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Marie-Louise Lillywhite
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University of Oxford
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Chapter 7 examines representations of the afterlife: the heavens and purgatory. Venetian artists created some of the most spectacular visions of paradise of the century, works that pulse with vibrancy and life, deploying a series of artistic devices to insist on the veracity of the supernatural. Venice was also home to one of the earliest and most comprehensive purgatorial cycles in Italy, a theme that became an ever more popular one as the seventeenth century progressed.

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Print publication year: 2025

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  • The Afterlife
  • Marie-Louise Lillywhite, University of Oxford
  • Book: Reforming Art in Renaissance Venice
  • Online publication: 24 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009557474.010
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  • The Afterlife
  • Marie-Louise Lillywhite, University of Oxford
  • Book: Reforming Art in Renaissance Venice
  • Online publication: 24 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009557474.010
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  • The Afterlife
  • Marie-Louise Lillywhite, University of Oxford
  • Book: Reforming Art in Renaissance Venice
  • Online publication: 24 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009557474.010
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