Spanish Royal Patronage 1412-1804: Portraits as Propaganda (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781527504028)

Portraits have a long history in royal courts as a way of communicating the monarchâ (TM)s status, rulership, and even piety. This anthology places such art works studied in the context of their commission, production, and display. Artists use different representational strategies to convey important information about the sitter. These aspects combined with patronage, location and use of the work form a departure point from which to address portraits comprehensively. The intersection between artist, the portrayed and audience with the additional layer of formed identity allows the portrait to hold a special place as popular genre of Spanish art. The relationship between the use of the work and its context is key to understanding better the cultural and social norms of Spanish aristocracy and what they reveal about Spanish identity in general. Used to solidify governance, lineage, and marriage, portraits legitimized the negotiation of status, power, and social mobility.

Author: Ilenia Colón Mendoza
ISBN-10: 1527504026
ISBN-13: 9781527504028
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2018
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.70d