Leseprobe

10 In the Face of Death Stephan Koja 14 “Una celebre testa di Morto, opera del Cav.r Bernini” Bernini’s Death’s Head for Pope Alexander VII, Rediscovered in Dresden Claudia Kryza-Gersch 44 Heavenly and Earthly Forces in the Battle against the Pandemic Pope Alexander VII and the Plague in Rome 1656 –1657 Eva-Bettina Krems 62 Meaningful Frames Two Paintings by Scarsellino from the Collection of Pope Alexander VII in Dresden Christoph Orth Contents