04431nam 2200817 a 450 991077923740332120230901155140.00-300-16825-X10.12987/9780300168259(CKB)2550000000104986(StDuBDS)AH24393378(SSID)ssj0000720530(PQKBManifestationID)11377933(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720530(PQKBWorkID)10669184(PQKB)10700597(DE-B1597)486185(OCoLC)1024007829(OCoLC)1029820743(OCoLC)1032694925(OCoLC)1037978960(OCoLC)1041981833(OCoLC)1046605448(OCoLC)1047053528(OCoLC)1049622073(OCoLC)1054880656(DE-B1597)9780300168259(Au-PeEL)EBL3420933(CaPaEBR)ebr10579332(OCoLC)923599492(MiAaPQ)EBC3420933(EXLCZ)99255000000010498620090918d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Escorial art and power in the Renaissance /Henry KamenNew Haven :Yale University Press,2010.1 online resource (xv, 291 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-16244-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --CONTENTS --ILLUSTRATIONS --CHRONOLOGY --PREFACE --Chapter 1: Genesis --Chapter 2: The Battle --Chapter 3: Foundation --Chapter 4: The Magic Temple of Wisdom --Chapter 5: The Prisoner of the Escorial --Chapter 6: A Brace of Eagles: Images of Power and Monarchy --Chapter 7: The Hall of Battles --Chapter 8: Powerhouse of Faith --Chapter 9: Inventing the Escorial --Abbreviations --Notes --Select Bibliography --IndexFew buildings have played so central a role in Spain's history as the monastery-palace of San Lorenzo del Escorial. Colossal in size and imposing-even forbidding-in appearance, the Escorial has invited and defied description for four centuries. Part palace, part monastery, part mausoleum, it has also served as a shrine, a school, a repository for thousands of relics, and one of the greatest libraries of its time. Constructed over the course of more than twenty years, the Escorial challenged and provoked, becoming for some a symbol of superstition and oppression, for others a "wonder of the world." Now a World Heritage Site, it is visited by thousands of travelers every year.In this intriguing study, Henry Kamen looks at the circumstances that brought the young Philip II to commission construction of the Escorial in 1563. He explores Philip's motivation, the influence of his travels, the meaning of the design, and its place in Spanish culture. It represents a highly engaging narrative of the high point of Spanish imperial dominance, in which contemporary preoccupations with art, religion, and power are analyzed in the context of this remarkable building.RenaissanceSpainSan Lorenzo del EscorialMonasteriesSpainSan Lorenzo del EscorialHistory16th centuryPalacesSpainSan Lorenzo del EscorialHistory16th centuryHistoric buildingsSpainSan Lorenzo del EscorialArt and societySpainSan Lorenzo del EscorialHistory16th centuryArchitecture and societySpainSan Lorenzo del EscorialHistory16th centuryPower (Social sciences)SpainSan Lorenzo del EscorialHistory16th centurySan Lorenzo del Escorial (Spain)History16th centurySan Lorenzo del Escorial (Spain)Buildings, structures, etcRenaissanceMonasteriesHistoryPalacesHistoryHistoric buildingsArt and societyHistoryArchitecture and societyHistoryPower (Social sciences)History946/.41Kamen Henry139782MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779237403321The Escorial3670897UNINA