The detailed description and involvement of architect Luís Nunes Tinoco in the royal wedding of King Pedro II and Maria Sofia of Neuberg (1687)

UIDB/04666/2020 UIDP/04666/2020In the second half of the 17th century, more than in any other period of Portuguese history, royal weddings played an important role as vehicles for political propaganda in the consolidation of the Braganza dynasty. Among the marriages celebrated during that period, the union of King Peter II and Maria Sophia of Neuburg in 1687 was of particular significance. I intend to highlight some aspects of the involvement of architect Luís Nunes Tinoco (1642/3-1719) in the realisation of this royal wedding, especially with regard to the texts that he composed about the festivities. Those in which he writes about specific characteristics of the arts, especially architecture, are particularly pertinent, as is a decasyllabic poem entitled Triumpho da Real Fabrica e Pompa Luzitana, in which he also describes the arches erected for the occasion. This poem is published here in full for the first timepublishersversionpublishe