El mecenazgo de la Marquesa de Villena y la Fundación de las Salesas Nuevas de Madridhistoria y obras artísticas

Résumé

There is an important set of documents related to the foundation of the Marquises of Villena- which gave origin to the Second Monastery of the Visitation - that has survived to known, the truth is that some of them included mistakes. The value of these documents is extremely high, especially from a sociological point of view, taking into account that they are revealing surprising ideas of the authorities of that time regarding the secular and religious education in a moment in which the ideas of the Enlightment had already taken root in the highest echelons of the society. Furthermore, we are also revealing a large number of news related to the artistic works provided to the foundation, as well as establishing accurately their authors, their dates and their contents.