This monograph is a study and catalogue of the artistic production of the Early Modern World including and evoking the so-called Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, plus an eighth, considered by scholars of the 15th and 16th centuries to be the Royal Monastery of El Escorial. Nowadays we often see announcements of worldwide votes to evaluate the inclusion of new monuments or buildings on a prestigious list, that of the Wonders of the World. This list, however, comes from a fascinating cultural tradition going back thousands of years, starting in the 3rd century BC in the Hellenistic period...