Monarquía y paisajes portuarios en la Edad Modernagénesis de la iconografía urbana de las ciudades atlánticas del norte de España
ISSN: 1888-9867
Ano de publicación: 2014
Número: 7
Páxinas: 105-119
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Potestas: Religión, poder y monarquía. Revista del Grupo Europeo de Investigación Histórica
Resumo
All through history, authorities have always used arts as a tool for propaganda and exaltation. In fact, many of the most important artworks of Humanity had political, representative, ideological or propagandistic aims. Starting from this consideration, we will revise the beginning of urban iconography of the port cities in the north of Spain, in order to understand its genesis within its original context. We will try to explain not only its link to the urge for knowledge, characteristic for the Modern Age, but also to illustrate its practical and symbolic usage by the Monarchy.