Publication: El mecenazgo: mecanismo fundamental para elevar la decencia y el decoro dentro de la catedral de Durango. Los casos de los obispos Pedro Barrientos Lomelín y Manuel Escalante Colombres y Mendoza.
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Martínez Romero, Adolfo
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El constante deterioro económico y social que experimentó el obispado de Durango y su catedral, desde su fundación en 1620 hasta por lo menos principios del siglo XVIII, propició que la mayoría de los obispos estuvieran al frente de las obras constructivas y del embellecimiento al recinto catedralicio a través de las constantes donaciones de objetos artísticos. Recurrentemente, dentro de la Historia del Arte novohispano, esta situación se ha clasificado como mecenazgo, a pesar de ser un término que aún no tiene una definición clara, y que nada tiene que ver con el contexto renacentista. Empero, para el caso de Durango, el término mecenazgo, se utiliza para explicar los casos de los obispos Pedro Barrientos Lomelín (1654-1658) y Manuel Escalante Colombres y
Mendoza (1699-1704), quienes además de sus
donaciones evidencian, de acuerdo a la revisión
de sus carreras, una agenda político-religiosa
muy clara en torno a dos cultos: la Virgen de
Guadalupe y San Pedro.
The constant economic and social deterioration experienced by Durango's bishopric and its cathedral from its foundation in 1620 until at least the beginning of the eighteenth century led to the majority of the bishops being in charge of the construction and embellishment of the cathedral site through constant donations of artistic objects. Time and again in New Spain Art History, this situation has been classified as "patronage", despite being a term that does not yet have a clear definition, and has nothing to do with the Renaissance context. However, in the case of Durango, the term "patronage" is used to describe the cases of Bishops Pedro Barrientos Lomelín (1654-1658) and Manuel Escalante Colombres and Mendoza (1699-1704); in addition to their donations, their careers reflect a very clear political-religious agenda surrounding two cults: The Virgin of Guadalupe and San Pedro.
The constant economic and social deterioration experienced by Durango's bishopric and its cathedral from its foundation in 1620 until at least the beginning of the eighteenth century led to the majority of the bishops being in charge of the construction and embellishment of the cathedral site through constant donations of artistic objects. Time and again in New Spain Art History, this situation has been classified as "patronage", despite being a term that does not yet have a clear definition, and has nothing to do with the Renaissance context. However, in the case of Durango, the term "patronage" is used to describe the cases of Bishops Pedro Barrientos Lomelín (1654-1658) and Manuel Escalante Colombres and Mendoza (1699-1704); in addition to their donations, their careers reflect a very clear political-religious agenda surrounding two cults: The Virgin of Guadalupe and San Pedro.