Imágenes y emociones en circulación: la visita al Hospital San Juan de Dios, 1748, Santiago de Chile

Translated title of the contribution: Images and emotions in circulation: The visit to the San Juan de Dios Hospital, 1748, Santiago de Chile

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Abstract

The Juan de Dios Hospital, located in Santiago de Chile, like other similar medical facilities in Hispanic America, constituted, especially during the 18th century, a space of social control for sick and stinky people who were cared by hospital religious. For this purpose, the priests used several strategies, including images decorating the hospital, through which they intended to shape the behavior of sick people and save their souls. Indeed, through the meaning transmitted by the figure, painting or sculpture, placed intentionally in precise places, they sought to reintegrate sinners into the Catholic doctrine.
Translated title of the contributionImages and emotions in circulation: The visit to the San Juan de Dios Hospital, 1748, Santiago de Chile
Original languageSpanish (Chile)
Pages (from-to)144-155
Number of pages12
JournalHistoria Unisinos
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jul 2019

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