From event to allegory: portraits, images and celebrations following the victory of Vienna in 1683
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10-12-2015
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Vol 13 No 13 (2014), Articles
Submitted: 29-01-2014
Accepted: 14-01-2015
Published: 10-12-2015
Abstract
This article analyses the visual and artistic impact that Vienna’s defeat of Turkish forces in 1683 had in Spain, and studies the way in which images were constructed from the historical event. It also looks at how literature and public celebrations convert the historical event into elaborate allegorical constructions, using it to create a discourse exalting the monarchy and the triumph of the Catholic Church.
Keywords:
Charles II of Spain, the Battle of Vienna, Baroque, Spain, Seville
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