DOS SIGLOS DE REVITALIZACIÓN EN LA ICONOGRAFÍA DEL MONASTERIO DE EL ESCORIAL, 1600-1800.

Along the. Kingdom of the Minor Habsburgs, the wide shadow of King Philip II started its fading, together with the influences of both his panegyrists and the former iconography of the Monastery. They were essential tools for building up the idea of the Monastery as a symbol of the Counter-Reformation and the power of the Spanish Monarchy. The relationship established by the successors of King Philip II with the Monastery were varied due to their respective preferences about the seasonal stages or 'jornadas' in the Royal Sites, and about convenience and pleasure. As a consequence, along the 17th and 18th centuries the images of the Monastery were updated and completed with some new internal and external views. This research deals with all of them, as well as with their links with the aesthetic ideals and the available engraving techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]