Alberic ID 10127
Work type TMP
Coll. No

Symbolism and imagery in the Escorial.

'Art commissioned by Philip II is imbued with symbolism and its creation regulated in accordance with Counter-Reformation concepts of piety, gravity and decorum. However, it also shows an intensely personal use of symbolism on the part of the king' (BHA).



Related Persons
Function Name Order Title Birthdate Death Alias
Author Rosemarie Mulcahy - - - - -

Publishers
Name Place
Trinity & All Saints Leeds

Journal(s)
Name Year Vol. Nr Tome Pp. Place Info
Leeds papers on symbol and image in Iberian arts, ed. by Margaret A. REES 1994 - - - 73-101 - -

Keywords

 Geographical order > Europe > Spain
Geographical order > Europe > Spain > [El Escorial]
Geographical order > Europe