Millennialism, spiritualism and ecclesiastical reform in the Middle Ages
Andrés GRAU I ARAU
Original title: Milenarismo, espiritualismo y reforma eclesiástica en la Baja Edad Media
Published in Mystic and Millenarianism in Middle Ages
Keywords: Church - Doctrine, Poverty, Reform, Spirit.
Considering several millennial doctrines, from Joachim of Fiore until Jan Hus, we seek to demonstrate that the reform of the Church depends on a particular understanding of spiritual life.
The bad life of some, consequences for others: the rogues and their familiar surroundings in the Kingdom of Majorca (16th and 17th centuries)
Victòria BAUÇÀ NICOLAU
Original title: La mala vida d’uns, conseqüències per a les altres: els “vividors” i el seu entorn en el Regne de Mallorca (segles XVI-XVII)
Published in
Keywords: Alcohol, Bad life, Gambling game, Poverty, Violence, Wine, Woman.
The literature, the theatre, and the art of the Baroque period usually showed the archetype of the drunk man who took refuge in the tavern of his life. This figure existed in popular society, where the types were diversified, and vices expanded. If you pay attention to the documentation, there are several cases of men of bad life whose behaviour had serious consequences on the women in their environment, which would be summed up in violence and poverty. To emerge from this situation, these women used different strategies such as seeking support from acquaintances and family members, but also from the institutions of the Kingdom of Majorca.
The childhood in the painting of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Laura PASCUAL PACHECO
Original title: La niñez en la pintura de Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Published in
Keywords: Angels, Children, Murillo, Poverty.
Murillo’s figure is one of the most important figures in the Spanish art scene of our time. He created themes using the image of children as indisputable protagonists of their canvases. These themes ranged from the best known biblical episodes, the angels, and as novelty, the poor children as protagonists and witnesses through the art of that social situation that was lived in this century. The cultural and social context of the artist influenced his creative activity and also the art representations of these themes in previous centuries. So through Murillo’s work we can see the painter’s interpretation of these themes and the artistic differentiation of these 17th century children in painting.
