La Música, intermediaria entre el saber humano y la piedad: la Alegoría de las artes liberales de Miguel March (ca. 1633-1670) Authors Luis Robledo Estaire Abstract In the mid 17th century, the Valencian painter Miguel March carried out a complex composition in oils that is now found in a private collection. This paper makes an interpretation of his work on two levels: iconographic and iconologic. Firstly it is shown that the manifest content represents the liberal arts, for some of which the painter took Flemish engravings as a model. Nevertheless, the special positioning and pre-eminence of Astronomy and Music allow it to be postulated that he sought to express the itinerary of human knowledge as a preparation for the supreme knowledge represented by these two disciplines. Music, in particular, as an allegory of cosmic harmony, is the final destiny, just as was explicitly stated from Martianus Capella onwards. Lastly, it is posited that the frieze appearing in the background of the painting may have been intended to represent a musical scene with Theology, recognised as the knowledge of knowledges for the Christian, as the central figure accompanying a sort of hymn of thanksgiving to the Creator. In this way, music becomes the ideal intermediary between human knowledge and piety or acknowledgement of divinity. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads Text complet (Català) Published 2013-02-21 Issue Vol. 5 (2012) Section Articles License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Revista Catalana de Musicologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Revista Catalana de Musicologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the Societat Catalana de Musicologia for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia when submitting articles. — The Societat Catalana de Musicologia is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
