“Los ángeles de la Lonja de los Mercaderes de Valencia (1484-ca. 1498), un estudio de iconografía musical”. Imago: Revista de Emblemática y Cultura Visual 6 (2014): 7-25.
Previous Next| Publication type | Year | ISBN/ISSN | Bibliog code |
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| Article: journal | 2014 | 2171-0147 (digital 2254-9633) | perpina2014 |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/imago.6.4222
Although the historical and artistic significance of the Lonja (Guildhall) of the Merchants of Valencia is undeniable, up until now there has been no detailed study of the decoration of the vaults over the old Merchant’s Chapel and the Chamber of Trade. The vaults form a unitary visual program in which fifty-two angels are depicted praying, carrying various objects and playing a wide repertoire of musical instruments. This article analyzes the visualization of heavenly music in the Lonja through the iconographic subject of the musician angel. To this end, I have used an iconographic-iconological methodology to study these images, to which I have added observations on the organological aspects as a further source of information that must be kept keep in mind when interpreting the visual program, with the aim of illuminating its cultural significance.
Composer
Instrument VIHUELA, LUTE, VIHUELA DE ARCO
Century 15CENT
Region SPAIN
Medium
Music genre
Research field INSTRUMENTS