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La fortificación del Reino de Valencia en la década de1640 a la luz de la revolución militar
2019
This article proposes a study of the traditions in defensive architecture that concurred in the projects designed by Spanish military engineers for the fortification of the Valencian frontier in 1648 and 1649, in the context of the War of Catalonia (1640-1652). For this it is essential to follow the route of the Valencian adaptations to the military revolution in the matter of fortifications throughout the sixteenth century and compare them with those brought to Valencia in 1641 by the Marquis of Leganes and his engineers from the school of Milan.
Memoria aragonese/anti-aragonese o confusione nella memoria? Castelli "federiciani" in Sicilia
2020
Partendo dalla constatazione che in Sicilia diversi castelli di dubbia paternità o verosimilmente eretti da Federico III furono attribuiti a Federico II, nonostante alcuni di questi fossero stati nel Cinquecento già ascritti all’aragonese, il saggio si propone di verificare fino a che punto in un campo specifico che è quello dell’architettura fortificata in Sicilia sia stata forte la memoria aragonese o, piuttosto, si possa parlare di “memoria anti-aragonese” e ricostruisce le cause che hanno portato a quella che più propriamente può definirsi “confusione nella memoria”. Starting from the observation that in Sicily several castles of dubious paternity or probably erected by Frederick III we…
Afterword
2023
Afterword to the volume "War and Peace in the Religious Conflicts of the Long Sixteenth Century"
Le sculture lignee
2023
Il contributo indaga le sculture lignee ubicate nella chiesa di Santa Maria la Porta di Geraci Siculo. Si tratta di opere eseguite dal XVI al XVII secolo da scultori attestati non solo nel borgo madonita ma anche in altre realtà isolane. Ogni manufatto è collocato nella pertinente temperie culturale The contribution investigates the wooden sculptures located in the church of Santa Maria la Porta in Geraci Siculo. These are works performed from the 16th to the 17th century by sculptors attested not only in the Madonie village but also in other island realities. Each artifact is placed in the pertinent cultural climate
Una tabla inédita de Fernando Yáñez y nueva luz sobre su estancia en Almedina (1518-1525)
2020
The contribution presents a new acquisition for the catalog of Fernando Yáñez, a Holy Family dating back to 1523, shedding new light on the artist?s production in the third decade of the sixteenth century during his return to Almedina, his birthplace, in a time frame that divides the works for Valencia, like the retablo mayor for the city?s cathedral, from his altarpieces for Cuenca.
L?escrutini de la Batllia General de València durant la visita general de Pedro de la Gasca (1543-1545)
2019
Master?s Final Project is aimed at illustrating the situation that the general Bailiwick of València experienced within the firs half of the sixteenth century, starting from the reconstruction of the general visit process carried out by Pedro de la Gasca, as well as the consequences it implied for the institution.
War and Peace in the Religious Conflicts of the Long Sixteenth Century
2023
Were early modern religious conflicts wars 'of religion', 'for religion', 'between religions', or 'about religion'? The ways in which war was waged and peace was agreed in the 'long sixteenth century' were strongly influenced by, had a deep connection with, and produced a lasting impact on, the religious divide of Latin Christianity in the wake of the Reformation. This collection of essays seeks to analyse historically these influences, connections, and impacts from multiple points of view. Were early modern religious conflicts wars "of religion", "for religion", "between religions", or "about religion"?This collection of essays seeks to analyse historically these influences, connections, a…
Il libro del cortegiano del conte Baldassar Castiglione
Treatise describing the qualities of the perfect courtier through a conversation between renowned personalities, depicting at the same time an ideal model of sixteenth-century court society.