IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 727: Art and Religious Reforms Promoted by the Crown in 15th-Century Castile
Tuesday 7 July 2015, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Research Project 'Art & Religious Reforms in Medieval Spain' (HAR2012-38037), Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
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| Organiser: | Ana Hernández Ferreirós, Departamento de Historia del Arte I (Medieval), Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Moderator/Chair: | Ana Hernández Ferreirós, Departamento de Historia del Arte I (Medieval), Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Paper 727-a | Art and Dominican Observance in the Late Middle Ages: Spiritual Reform and Visual Renewal (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Ecclesiastical History, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 727-b | University Colleges in Castile: A New Typology of Building as a Consequence of Religious Reforms during the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Architecture - Secular, Art History - General, Ecclesiastical History |
| Abstract | This session will analyse the artistic consequences of some of the reforms promoted by the Castilian sovereigns in the 15th century. We will focus firstly on the spiritual renovation of the mendicant orders, supported by the crown, which entailed a reconsideration of their visual programme, as well as of their architectural conception, both rooted in the Late Gothic style. Furthermore, we will assess how, continuing with its reformative zeal, the Castilian monarchy encouraged an improvement in the selection of candidates to administer bishoprics, as well as in the instruction of clergy, through the foundation of university colleges. |