La iglesia [The Church]

Since at least the Renaissance, the quotation of works of art has gone hand-in-hand with the development of printmaking. The multiplicity, economy, and transportability of prints quickly established them as the principal means of circulating information about other works of art, often determining artistic influence and shaping stylistic development. Produced during Franco's rule the collaborative work of the Valencian group Equipo Crónica appropriates works from Spain's artistic Golden Age to comment upon the relationship between art and the power of the ruling class. In La iglesia, Velásquez's great portrait of Pope Innocent X is transformed into an image of political corruption.