El posicionamiento de la revista El Renacimiento (1847) en el debate arquitectónico entre clasicismo y romanticismo en la España isabelina

Abstract

19th century Europe saw the emergence of one of the most originals contributions to the field of the contemporary art historiography: the magazines in which the study of Fine Arts was addressed from a quite far perspective from the characteristic seriousness of the academies. The Spanish case was no exception in this regard, although it had to wait until the reign of Isabel II (1806-1878) for the newly won freedom of the press allowed the emergence of such publications. In some cases they were closely related to the defense of romantic ideals, while others were intended to serve as entertainment to the general public without committing to any ideology. Among the most interesting magazines that saw the light during the reign of Isabel II, El Renacimiento (1847) has a special significance for its preciousness and the seriousness with which tried the artistic question. In this study we will focus on the analysis of articles published in it on the debate between classicism and romanticism that was taking place in Spain at the time, comparing the views of their authors in this regard and the reasons for their different positionings.