{"product_id":"2940170812752","title":"Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's","description":"It was the splendor-and the scandal-of the age. In 1506, the ferociously ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius II tore down the most sacred shrine in Europe-the millennium-old St. Peter's Basilica built by the Emperor Constantine over the apostle's grave-to build a better basilica. Construction of the new St. Peter's spanned two centuries, embroiled twenty-seven popes, and consumed the genius of the greatest artists of the age-Michaelangelo, Bramante, Raphael, and Bernini. The cost of building the new cathedral was costly in more than just monetary terms-the new basilica provoked the Protestant Reformation, dividing the Christian world for all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this swift, colorful narrative, R. A. Scotti brings to life the artists and the popes, the politics and the passions behind this audacious enterprise. Scotti turns sacred architecture into a spellbinding human epic of enormous daring, petty jealousy, and staggering genius.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117656326384,"sku":"2940170812752","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170812752_p0.jpg?v=1763718198","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170812752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}