En la corte y en la aldea de D. Duarte de Braganza. Libros y pinturas del Marqués de Frechilla y Malagón.

Resumen

The inventories of books and paintings belonging to D. Duarte of Braganza and found in some of his houses of Évora, Oropesa and Madrid, provide a better understanding of one of the most interesting figures in Portugal during the rule of the Philips. A son of Infanta D. Catarina and brother of Duke D. Teodósio, his estates in Castile are considered a touchstone of the policies of Philip I regarding the House of Braganza. For all of his life, the Duke remained loyal to his ancestry, as shown in his correspondence and paintings, as well as in manuscripts and works dedicated to him in the early 17th century. The study of his library reveals the existence of a large number of titles concerning court and state matters as well as of the governance of the household, which may provide extremely relevant information on the culture of the nobility in the Iberian Peninsula during its Siglos de Oro.