Habsburg Madrid - Architecture and the Spanish Monarchy

Explores buildings and public spaces in seventeenth-century Madrid as reflections of political ideas about the grandeur of the Spanish monarchy, situating monuments in the Spanish capital within a network of cities in Spain, Europe, and the Americas.

About the author

Jesús Escobar is Professor of Art History at Northwestern University and author of the award-winning book The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid.

Summary

Explores buildings and public spaces in seventeenth-century Madrid as reflections of political ideas about the grandeur of the Spanish monarchy, situating monuments in the Spanish capital within a network of cities in Spain, Europe, and the Americas.

Product details

• Authors: Jesús Escobar, Jesus (Northwestern University) Escobar
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.04.2022
• EAN: 9780271091419
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09141-9
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 254 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 1542 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, History of Architecture, baroque, Spanish Civil War, ARCHITECTURE / History / Baroque & Rococo, HISTORY / Europe / Spain