RT Book, Section T1 Maritime Trade, Art Circulation and Urban Identities in the Early Modern Era A1 D'Inzillo Carranza de Cavi, Sabina K1 Edad Moderna K1 Mercado artístico K1 Mundo mediterráeno AB With a focus on the iconography and representation of the two key social groups of the early modern period, merchants and artistic corporations, this introductory essay to the book Shipping Arts and Art Materials explains the reasons behind the research project that led to this publication, the first on the interaction between merchants and artists in six ports of the early modern period between Genoa and Lisbon. Connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, this essay provides an understanding of the state of the question, the usefulness of the volume and the impact on future studies of market and economic historians, and art historians, with particular emphasis on the history of port cities in the modern era. PB Ediciones Universidad Autónoma de Chile / Enredars-Universidad Pablo de Olavide SN 978-84-09-68435-9 SN 978-956-417-033-6 YR 2024 FD 2024-04-08 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23743 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23743 LA en NO Área de Historia del Arte DS RIO RD May 24, 2026