GIUV2013-044
The group considers the use and meaning of the vestiges of the past in the Valencian Community in medieval and modern times. Artistic heritage is studied as the result of decisions that involve destruction, restoration, reuse and conscious interventions over time and reveal, in turn, changing attitudes and values, precise interests and manifest or latent intentions. The study of the past from the vestiges of other eras (ruins, spolia, relics, monuments, public inscriptions), the elaboration of a history of local and regional art, the longing for a glorious past and the construction of an identity somewhere between memory and oblivion are some of the main European cultural currents of these periods and had lasting consequences on the History of Art as a discipline and on the constitution of its own object of study. A certain image of the past emerges from travel literature, written testimonies of festivals and public celebrations, urban iconography and vernacular antiquarian interests. The images, perceptions and values attributed to the vestiges of the past can be studied by considering not only these documentary records but also the practices of conservation and reuse from the...The group considers the use and meaning of the vestiges of the past in the Valencian Community in medieval and modern times. Artistic heritage is studied as the result of decisions that involve destruction, restoration, reuse and conscious interventions over time and reveal, in turn, changing attitudes and values, precise interests and manifest or latent intentions. The study of the past from the vestiges of other eras (ruins, spolia, relics, monuments, public inscriptions), the elaboration of a history of local and regional art, the longing for a glorious past and the construction of an identity somewhere between memory and oblivion are some of the main European cultural currents of these periods and had lasting consequences on the History of Art as a discipline and on the constitution of its own object of study. A certain image of the past emerges from travel literature, written testimonies of festivals and public celebrations, urban iconography and vernacular antiquarian interests. The images, perceptions and values attributed to the vestiges of the past can be studied by considering not only these documentary records but also the practices of conservation and reuse from the Middle Ages to the 20th century in the Valencian Community. Such interests, intentions and conservation/destruction practices will be compared with those observed in other European regions and cities in order to identify similarities and differences with the Valencian case in the late Middle Ages and the Modern Age. A systematic study of these practices, meanings and attitudes towards the material remains of the past has not yet been completed and constitutes the main objective of this research group, based on sources such as images, archaeological testimonies, travel books, historiography and any type of documentary record of the appreciation, suppression and conservation of objects and monuments from earlier times. Subsequently, the conclusions reached in this study would contribute to a better knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritage in the Valencian Community as it has been constituted since medieval and modern times. The group aims to analyse in particular the changing constitution of the Valencian identity from the selection of the vestiges in its complex formation, with the comparative purpose of considering its singularity or its similarities with those of the rest of the territories of the Crown of Aragon, Spain or Europe. This objective is achieved by approaching the processes of identity construction not as an imposed destiny, through a generally contemporary elaboration, but in its polyhedral evolutionary complexity, with contradictory and zigzagging possibilities. In short, the aim is to consider in an integrated manner a policy of the image in the visual arts and architecture that encompasses not only the specific circumstances of its production, but also its evolution and reception over time in the sphere of the former Kingdom of Valencia in the foral period up to the present-day Valencian Community. Ultimately, the aim is also to contribute to a more integrated cultural vision of Valencian history and art through its artistic heritage, analysing the construction of this collective identity and incorporating the Islamic, Mudejar and Moorish legacy and the Sephardic memory with a view to contemporary society and its intercultural nature in today's globalised world.
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- Identificar los referentes visuales, literarios y arqueologicos del culto valenciano al patrimonio artistico como fundamento de su identidad
- Verificar el fundamento historico de la interpretacion y valoracion que han merecido las piezas señeras del patrimonio valenciano de epoca foral
- Analizar el concepto de paisaje cultural de manera circunstanciada en las diferentes epocas historicas
- Contraponer el presunto caracter propio de los vestigios artisticos con elementos comparables de la Corona de Aragon y la monarquia hispanica
- Reconocer la aportacion de las culturas islamica y judia al patrimonio artistico valenciano
- Cultural Landscape: Built and Represented.To study the cultural landscape that transcends that of the physical territory. It aims to expand our current vision to different historical periods, from the perspective of art history and, in general, cultural history, with the participation of visual culture in the latter.
- Agency and attitudes about material remains from the past.To analyse actions and attitudes regarding material elements of the past, such as destruction, restoration, reutilisation and actions with historically documentable purposes, according to the changeable nature of evaluating the past and its vestiges.
- Intercultural relations between Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in medieval and modern times.A study from the point of view of art history of the interaction between the Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in the Valencian area, with special attention to cultural practices related to images and architecture.
| Name | Nature of participation | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMADEO SERRA DESFILIS | Director | Universitat de València | |
| Research team | |||
| JORGE SEBASTIAN LOZANO | Member | Universitat de València | |
| LUIS MANUEL ARCINIEGA GARCIA | Member | Universitat de València | |
| ADRIAN BESO ROS | Member | Universitat de València | |
| MARIA DE LA ENCARNACION MONTERO TORTAJADA | Member | Universitat de València | |
| PABLO SANCHEZ IZQUIERDO | Member | Universitat de València | |
| ALBERTO FERRER ORTS | Member | Universitat de València | |
| OSCAR CALVE MASCARELL | Member | Universitat de València | |
| FRANCESC GRANELL SALES | Member | Universitat de València | |
| Néstor Marín Nieto | Collaborator | Universitat de València - Estudi General | UVEG PhD student |
| Néstor Olucha Feliu | Collaborator | Universitat de València - Estudi General | UVEG PhD student |
| CATALINA MARTÍN LLORIS | Collaborator | Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir | professor |
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- Art History
- Conservación; destrucción; expolio; reutilización; paisaje cultural
- Alteridad; mudéjar; convivencia; asimilación; sefardíes; cristianización
- Paisaje; cultura; percepción; construcción; obra pública; representación
