Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence: The Case of Antonio Rinaldeschi

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Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence: The Case of Antonio RinaldeschiOverview In Florence, in the summer of 1501, a man named Antonio Rinaldeschi was arrested and hanged after throwing horse dung at an outdoor painting of the Virgin Mary. His punishment was severe, even for the times, and the crimes with which he was formally charged gambling, blasphemy and attempted suicide did not normally warrant the death penalty. Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence unveils a series of newly discovered sources

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