Art Patronage and Conflicting Memories in Early Modern Iberia - The Marquises of Villena

This volume investigates the mechanisms (artworks, treatises, and other forms of cultural patronage) that the Marquises of Villena and their opponents used to operate in the cultural battlefield of the time with the aim of understanding how their historical memories were constructed and manipulated.

List of contents

Part 1: Cultural Battlefields and Conflicting Memories 1 Rise and Tumble of the Marquises of Villena: Historical Traits 2 Forging Memories Part 2: Stage and Patronage: Juan Pacheco, First Marquis of Villena (1419-1474) 3 Courtly Culture 4 Networks of Power 5 Persuasive Architecture Part 3: After the Storm Comes the Calm: Diego López Pacheco, Second Marquis of Villena (1449-1529) 6 Between Tradition and Innovation 7 Faith, Reputation, and Inquisition 8 Long-Lasting Memories

About the author

Maria Teresa Chicote Pompanin is an Assistant Professor at the Art History Department of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain).

Summary

This volume investigates the mechanisms (artworks, treatises, and other forms of cultural patronage) that the Marquises of Villena and their opponents used to operate in the cultural battlefield of the time with the aim of understanding how their historical memories were constructed and manipulated.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Teresa Chicote Pompanin, Maria Teresa (Complutense Univer Chicote Pompanin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032406671
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3240667-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Portugal, European History, Spain, ART / History / General, ART / European, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, HISTORY / Europe / Portugal