Estampas - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:06:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Estampas - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Portrait of Bernardo Muñoz https://historylab.es/portrait-of-bernardo-munoz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portrait-of-bernardo-munoz Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:14 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/retrato-de-bernardo-munoz/ Portrait of Bernardo Muñoz, assayer of gold and silver, by Thomas Francisco Prieto

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]]> The image shows the gold and silver assayer, Bernardo Muñoz. At the top of the image we can read: “Situazion en la que D. Bernardo Muñoz egecuta los ensayes de oro i plata – i su retrato”. The portrait of this assayer, one of the most outstanding figures in the organisation of the silversmiths’ guilds in the Modern Age, dedicated to the recognition of the quality of the pieces, is an image of great interest for two reasons: firstly, because it allows us to observe the work space where he carried out his work as an assayer; secondly, because it is an excellent resource for analysing elements linked to everyday life and customs of the time. In this sense, the image allows us to analyse the gesture of the figure himself, as well as some representative elements such as the wig he wears and his clothes, typical of a person of economic solvency who is more akin to an artist than a manufacturing craftsman.

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