But his finest work is drawn from life , and designed to satisfy the vanity and lust of magnificent dukes , corrupt popes and powerful emperors . It sharpens the senses and gives pleasure .
Dante arrogated to himself the power of peter 's keys under the forceful inspiration of his divine poetry , and condemned many of his contemporaries to damnation in hell by name-even popes and emperors-but they were dead already .
In the background of the exhibition are the medici , the wool-traders turned bankers who held sway over the florentine republic in its golden age under lorenzo the magnificent , and who produced popes and queens and tuscan grand dukes until the last of the dynasty died in 1737 .
It was apparent in the claims of popes and " holy roman emperors " .
它彰显于教皇和“神圣罗马帝国皇帝”的宣言。
Deeming their mandate to be from god , popes believeitcan only be taken away by the almighty at death .
鉴于他们的职位受之于上帝,教皇们认为神职只能由全能的主以死亡的方式剥夺。
The area where all the popes came from , where all the old cathedrals are , where nearly all the alternative branches of christianity originated , is now more secular than ever .