Dear members of the International Network for Early Modern Festival Study,

I am delighted to share with you the announcement for Laura Fernández-González's new book <Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire>, published by Penn State University Press, which should be of interest to anyone interested in Philip II, European art and architecture, and court and festival culture.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you would like to share announcements on new festival-related events, publications, CFPs, or projects with members of the list.

All good wishes,

Bram van Leuveren

Lecturer in Arts, Culture and Media Studies | University of Groningen, Faculty of Arts
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Project: https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/news/2021-05-11-msca-van-leuveren


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Dear Colleagues:

It’s my pleasure to announce the publication of the book <Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire> which discusses festival culture in relation to art, architecture and the early modern Iberian empires at length.

Best wishes,

Laura Fernández-González
 

From the publisher:

Philip II of Spain was a major patron of the arts, best known for his magnificent palace and royal mausoleum at the Monastery of San Lorenzo of El Escorial. However, neither the king’s monastery nor his collections fully convey the rich artistic landscape of early modern Iberia. In this book, Laura Fernández-González examines Philip’s architectural and artistic projects, placing them within the wider context of Europe and the transoceanic Iberian dominions.

<Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire> investigates ideas of empire and globalization in the art and architecture of the Iberian world during the sixteenth century, a time when the Spanish Empire was one of the largest in the world. Fernández-González illuminates Philip’s use of building regulations to construct an imperial city in Madrid and highlights the importance of his transformation of the Simancas fortress into an archive. She analyzes the refashioning of his imperial image upon his ascension to the Portuguese throne and uses the Hall of Battles in El Escorial as a lens through which to understand visual culture, history writing, and Philip’s kingly image as it was reflected in the funeral commemorations mourning his death across the Iberian world. Positioning Philip’s art and architectural programs within the wider cultural context of politics, legislation, religion, and theoretical trends, Fernández-González shows how design and images traveled across the Iberian world and provides a nuanced assessment of Philip’s role in influencing them.

Original and important, this panoramic work will have a lasting impact on Philip II’s artistic legacy. Art historians and scholars of Iberia and sixteenth-century history will especially value Fernández-González’s research.

You can find <Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire> on the Penn State University Press web site at this URL: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08724-5.html

Take 30% off with code NR21 when you order through psupress.org and the same code for the UK/European distributor here: https://store.nbninternational.com/store/default/detail/workgroup?id=3-164-9780271087245 

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