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No. 11 (2025): Prodigios

Las pinturas de Antonio Joli como artificio y Aranjuez como prodigio. Escenografías al servicio del poder

Submitted
December 9, 2025
Published
2025-12-18

Abstract

This study offers a reinterpretation of the paintings Antonio Joli produced of the Royal Site of Aranjuez during the reign of Ferdinand VI, considering them as manifestations of the extraordinary placed at the service of courtly propaganda and the aesthetics of power. Through a meticulously conceived visual repertoire, Joli contributed to consolidating the image of Aranjuez as a perceptible space of magnificence. Beyond the mere representation of wonder, these works functioned as instruments for the affirmation and legitimization of the established order.