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Relojes prohibidos. Un refugio para los desnudos perseguidos por la Inquisición.

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Méndez Rodríguez, Luis

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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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La Inquisición española trató de frenar la entrada al reino de pinturas deshonestas y de literatura obscena en el siglo XVIII y primeros años del siglo XIX al suponer un desafío a la moral y a la política desde las nuevas ideas que desde Francia irradiaban al continente. Se analizan específicamente la tipología de relojes que con imágenes lascivas y de desnudos circularon por España y América. Se trataba de artefactos que escondían en sus esferas esmaltes con representaciones profanas. Se analizan distintos expedientes inquisitoriales que ponen de manifiesto los usos de estos mecanismos de precisión, la importancia que tuvieron en la indumentaria y su distribución entre los clientes, caso de burgueses y militares. La censura inquisitorial no cercenó que estas obras circulasen por los principales puertos hispanos, desde Manila a Cádiz, o estuviesen en ciudades como México, siendo requisados por el Tribunal del Santo Oficio al considerarlos obscenos.
During the eighteenth century and the early years of the nineteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition sought to curb the entry into the kingdom of indecent paintings and obscene literature, viewing them as a challenge to morality and political order driven by new ideas emanating from France. This study focuses specifically on a typology of clocks featuring lascivious imagery and nude figures that circulated throughout Spain and the Americas. These objects concealed enamel scenes of a profane nature within their dials. Various inquisitorial case files are analysed, revealing the uses of these precision instruments, their importance in dress and personal adornment, and their circulation among clients such as members of the bourgeoisie and the military. Inquisitorial censorship did not prevent these objects from circulating through major Hispanic ports—from Manila to Cádiz—or from appearing in cities such as Mexico, although they were occasionally confiscated by the Holy Office for being deemed obscene.

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Atrio. Revista de Historia del Arte, ISSN-e 2659-5230, ISSN 0214-8293, Nº. 32, 2026, págs. 196-214

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