Domestic religiosity of the social elites who served the Monarchy during the eighteenth century. Material images of pious attitudes

Abstract

Religious practices found in the house during the Early Modern period an exceptional framework to their development. This article tries to find devotional and piety aspects in relation with the social elites in Madrid who served the Monarchy through the analysis of religious material objects which appeared into their capital accounts, dowry receipts and inventories. Images and objects with sacred value and their presence in the rooms which formed the house will allow us to consider the presence of Religion in those families domestic life, such answer to different requests: spiritual factors, socio-cultural trends, by familiar tradition or relationship, etc.