Vll TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. MEDICEAN ROME. By the late Professor F. X. Keaus, of Munich. PAGE Pontificate of Alexander VI 1 Early ideas of Church reform. The House of the Medici and the Re- naissance ............ 2 The Renaissance in Italy. Reaction. Savonarola 3 The Flatonists at Florence 4 Adriano di Corneto and Julius II 5 St Peter's. Symbolical work of Michelangelo. Camera della Segnatura . 6 Wide conceptions of Julius II 7 Attempt to harmonise modern culture with Christianity .... 8 The Fifth Lateran Council. Estimates of Julius II ... . 9 Giovanni de' Medici elected as Pope Leo X. Estimates of Leo . 10 His character, his work, and his age .... . . 11 Suspension of the great artistic works at Rome 12 Architecture, sculpture, and painting under Leo ..... 13 Political action. Extravagance, and frivolity. Beginnings of decadence . 14 Literature under Julius ll and Leo X ...... . 15 Merits of Leo X. The University of Rome 16 Promising beginnings. Questionable expenditure of Leo X . . . 17 Defects of Leo as a patron. Eflfects on his character of the supreme power 18 Final estimate of Leo X. Election of Adrian VI, 1522 .... 19 Character of Adrian VI. His reception at Rome 20 Failure of Adrian as a reformer. His death, 1523 21 Election of Clement VII. His previous history. His character . . 22 Giberti and Schomberg. Wavering policy of Clement .... 23 League of Cognac, 1626. Sack of Rome, 1627. Effects upon literature and art 24 Relations of Clement and Charles V. Treaty of Barcelona (1529). Con- ferences at Bologna, 1630, 1632 . i 25 Marriage of Catharine de' Medici to Henry of France. Henry VIII. The General Council. Death of Clement VII (1534) .... 26
