La iconografía religiosa en el siglo XVIII

Abstract

This article analyses the iconography of Christ, Mary and rhe saines of sorne shrines situated in different Spanish regions as was seen and reflected in the eighteenth century. Through devotional engravings and medals we recreare a world between Art History and Ethnography, since wath we are interesred in is not only their formal description, but also the privileges associated with their fabrication, their market and the use that the devout made of them. And ali this within the context of the reign of Carlos III, when the silversmith' s trade and religious prints were regulated.