The spiritual and military zeal of the Franciscan order and the Spanish monarchy in a painting of the Immaculate Conception by Pedro López Calderón

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  • J. Armando Hernández Soubervielle El Colegio de San Luis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/aearte.2011.v84.i336.482

Keywords:

Immaculate Conception, Defense, Spanish monarchy, Franciscan order, San Luis Potosi, Iconography, Painting, 18th century

Abstract


This article focuses on analyzing the Allegory of the heavenly Jerusalemand the Franciscan Order, painting formerly considered to be anonymous, located in the sacristy of the church of San Miguel in Mexquitic (San Luis Potosi, Mexico). The author reports on the findings –based on primary sources and on-site examination of the canvas– that enabled him to determine the artist and date of this painting. He likewise discusses the formal and iconographic aspects of the work, explaining the military and spiritual discourse by which the mystery of the Immaculate Conception was defended by the Spanish monarchy and the Franciscan Order. As a result, a new title is proposed: The Mystery of the Immaculate Conception

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

Hernández Soubervielle, J. A. (2011). The spiritual and military zeal of the Franciscan order and the Spanish monarchy in a painting of the Immaculate Conception by Pedro López Calderón. Archivo Español De Arte, 84(336), 337–354. https://doi.org/10.3989/aearte.2011.v84.i336.482

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