Images, concepts and political culture: paintings relating to Colombian independence in the first half of the nineteenth century

Abstract

The article examines visual representations of Columbian Independence in the first half of the 19th century, especially the replacement of Spanish imperial symbols by new republican ones. highlighting works such as allegories of liberty and fatherland, and portraits of heroes as models for the citizen. The the analysis of these sources shows, firstly the difficulties of representing new concepts in a visual medium and, secondly, that the study of pictorial sources can enrich the debates about political culture and languages.

Iconography; Independence; Nineteenth-Century Colombia; Republican Symbols; Fatherland; Liberty