Francisco de los Cobos y las artes en la corte de Carlos V / Sergio Ramiro Ramírez.

Madrid : CEEH, Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica, 2021.

463 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

This book examines the relationship between patron and artists, identifies cultural exchanges with other European courts such as those of Italy, Flanders and England, and reconstructs the movement of artworks as a result of the trade in luxury goods and international diplomacy. Cobos's activity constituted a singular discourse for shaping an ideal model of the person in power, but it also provided a service to the monarchy, whose image -- public influence, pomp and splendour, palaces, royal sites -- the imperial secretary played a highly significant role in shaping. This study likewise opens up new avenues for understanding the representative and political function of artworks at the Spanish court during the first half of the 1500s.

Francisco de los Cobos y Molina (c. 1485/87?1547), advisor to Emperor Charles V, was a remarkable figure on account of his wealth and influential political position. In a period marked by intense political and social changes, he successively used the representational capacity of architecture and the display of luxurious objects as effective strategies for achieving social ascent, gaining acceptance from the aristocracy, and establishing a noble bloodline. Through his actions he enriched Spain?s sixteenth-century art scene, attracting masters such as Sebastiano del Piombo, Titian, Michelangelo and Alonso Berruguete.00This book examines the relationship between patron and artists, identifies cultural exchanges with other European courts such as those of Italy, Flanders and England, and reconstructs the movement of artworks as a result of the trade in luxury goods and international diplomacy. Cobos?s activity constituted a singular discourse for shaping an ideal model of the person in power, but it also provided a service to the monarchy, whose image ? public influence, pomp and splendour, palaces, royal sites ? the imperial secretary played a highly significant role in shaping. This study likewise opens up new avenues for understanding the representative and political function of artworks at the Spanish court during the first half of the 1500s.

Spanish

January 05, 2022

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-451).