Carlos A Ponzio

Antecedentes: Durante el siglo XVIII surgió un estilo distintivo de arte, el Rococó, expresión de frivolidad y juicio “conocedor”, donde hubo pocos avances en materia visual. El principal objetivo de este trabajo es establecer un modelo teórico que relacione la caída en el mecenazgo real para las artes con una disminución en la creatividad impregnada a las obras. Métodos: Se presenta un modelo teórico sobre la interacción entre artistas plásticos y galeristas del siglo XVIII, el cual permite estudiar el nivel de creatividad óptimo que los artistas impregnaban a sus obras de arte. Resultado: El modelo predice una relación positiva entre patronazgo real y nivel de creatividad. Conclusiones: La muerte del Rey Luis XIV y la consecuente reducción en el mecenazgo real podrían explicar la caída, documentada por los historiadores del arte, en el nivel de complejidad de las obras producidas durante el periodo Rococó.

In recent contributions, some economic historians established the existence of a crisis in the mining industry during the late colonial period in Mexico. Nevertheless, their arguments are weaken if we consider the effects of the mining sector on the rest of the economy. We will show that the decline in the price of silver in terms of maize was caused

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This article studies the connection between globalisation and economic growth in eighteenth-century Mexico. This was a period of globalisation in Mexico, characterised by market integration and growth in international trade. I estimate economic growth at that time and explore its relationship with the dominant export of the epoch, silver. The results show that Mexico experienced rapid economic growth in the eighteenth century and, furthermore, that exports caused that growth. During the period of Bourbon reforms economic growth improved, but not dramatically. Mining ceased to be the engine of growth by the end of the century.

Este trabajo presenta los resultados de un experimento simple de elección sobre dos objetos abstractos, uno angular y otro curvo, con el fin de estudiar los factores que determinan las decisiones estéticas de los individuos. Se pone a prueba la hipótesis de que el nivel de creatividad apreciado en una obra de arte no influye sobre las preferencias de los agentes. Se encuentra evidencia a favor de dicha hipótesis y de que un índice de belleza puede representar las preferencias del público.

Background: During the 18th century, a distinctive art style emerged, the Rococo, expression of frivolity and connoisseur taste, where little advances were made in the visual realm. The main objective of this paper is to present a theoretical model that relates royal patronage with artist's creativity.
Methods: This paper presents a theoretical model on the interaction between artists and gallerists of the 18th century, and it allows to study the optimal level of creativity applied by artists to their works.
Results: The model predicts a positive relationship between royal patronage and creativity. Conclusions: The death of King Louis XIV and the consequent reduction in royal patronage could explain the decline, documented by art historians, in the level of complexity of art works produced during the Rococo period.