The artist as historian-politician: Romantic historicism, art, and architecture in the performance of cultural nationalism in Pérez Villaamil and Escosura’s España artística y monumental (1842-50)

This article analyses the sophisticated performance of cultural nationalism in the first instalment of España artística y monumental. It examines how the work’s creators interpreted the Catholic identity of Spain through their political viewpoint aligned with the Partido Moderado, the Spanish libera...

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Main Author: Matilde Mateo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/mateo.pdf