This conference presents the results of the FCT project on the constructed image of the battlefield in Portugal during the 16th and 17th centuries. Through an analytical-comparative study of images and narratives, a martial imaginary was explored.

A comprehensive survey of written and iconographic sources was conducted, and the reception of narrative and visual models in the construction of the image of the Portuguese-influenced battlefield between 1521-1621 was meticulously analyzed.

The prosecution of war is a tool of power, and the updating of factors associated with combat - such as tactical devices, modernity of weaponry, or the quality of armament - becomes part of the same process of affirmation. However, war is not limited to the act of warfare itself, focusing solely on the study of weaponry and tactics. It is a specific form of communication, a visual spectacle of self-affirmation and intimidation, and also a way of occupying space, following its own rules and shaping a certain architecture of battle. The emergence of new forms of combat, the prominence of Art, the impact of the printing press as a facilitator of the circulation of written word, and the contact with different geographies make the Renaissance an era in which the relationship between Art and War is particularly relevant.

Organizing Committee

Organization

CHAM / NOVA FCSH

Invitation (.pdf)

Website: https://imaginariusbellica-remilitari.fcsh.unl.pt/