1st Edition

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

By Maria Teresa Chicote Pompanin Copyright 2024
250 Pages 10 Color & 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 10 Color & 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 10 Color & 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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 conflicting historical memories were constructed and manipulated. Concentrating on the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the book examines... Read more

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

Biography

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