The 'valido' in the Hall of Realms: new iconographic keys in 'Recapture of Bahía' by Maíno

  • Jesús Ponce Cárdenas Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/chmo.72545
Keywords: The Valido’s Image, Recapture of Bahía, Iconography, Emblems, Panegyrics, count-duke of Olivares, Juan Bautista Maíno, Villaba, Zincgreff, Góngora

Abstract

This article offers a new iconographic reading of the image of the Valido provided by Juan Bautista Maíno in his masterpiece Recapture of Bahía. In the light of new testimonies from the emblematic tradition (Villaba, Zincgreff) and laudatory poetry (Góngora), the symbolic meaning of the attribute hold by the Count Duke in the tapestry of the Triumph of Philip IV (a sword wrapped in olive branches) is interpretated.

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Published
2020-11-16
How to Cite
Ponce Cárdenas J. (2020). The ’valido’ in the Hall of Realms: new iconographic keys in ’Recapture of Bahía’ by Maíno. Cuadernos de Historia Moderna, 45(2), 603-638. https://doi.org/10.5209/chmo.72545
Issue
Vol. 45 No. 2 (2020): Monográfico: Fortuna y fama de los validos españoles
Section
Monographic

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