Prince Baltasar Carlos´s Chamber in Las Meninas

Volume 40 Issue 1

Author(s): Mercedes Llorente

Recommended Citation:

Llorente, Mercedes (2015) “Prince Baltasar Carlos´s Chamber in Las Meninas,” Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies: Vol. 40 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.

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Abstract:

In order to be a good ruler, one had to attain three kinds of prudence: Self prudence, the control of body and soul; Domestic prudence, to rule the family; and Political prudence, to rule the republic or monarchy. The third kind of prudence that the children had to learn was political. In this article I will analyze the third prudence in direct relation to Las Meninas and, refer beyond it, to the training that royal children received.

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