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Civilisation: 7: Grandeur and Obedience

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A personal view by Kenneth Clark

'Papal Rome-the Rome of Sixtus V-is the most grandiose piece of town planning ever attempted. The amazing thing is that it was done only a generation after Rome had been-as it seemed-completely humiliated, almost wiped off the map.'
Sir Kenneth Clark is in the Rome of the Counter-Reformation-the Rome of Michelangelo and of Bernini. The Catholic Church in its fight against the Protestant north developed a new splendour symbolised by the glory of St. Peter's.
Shown on Sunday
See colour feature on page 63
The narrative of this programme is printed in The Listener of April 10
(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Kenneth Clark
Director/producer:
Peter Montagnon
Producer:
Michael Gill
Source: Radio Times

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