La heráldica de los validos como artefacto cultural. Visiones discursivas sobre la excelencia y la grandeza durante el siglo XVII
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This article analyses the heraldic identification of the favouritism of Lerma and Olivares as a communication form developed around the idea of excellence. We take the coat of arms both as a family shield and as a distinctive reality of excellence. We interpret the heraldic component of the favourites Lerma and Olivares as a device with a specific narrative language of pre-eminence over any other circumstance. The seventeenth century was an especially dense period as regards to the use of heraldry as a discursive experience of the nobility that in the case of Lerma and above all Olivares helped to construct a heroic image that overcame the temporal imperative.
Source: Cuadernos de Historia Moderna
DOI: 10.5209/chmo.72543
Author: José Antonio Guillén Berrendero
Institution: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Language: Spanish
Topic: Historical Studies on Spain
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3115855597