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Spanish colonial art includes paintings, sculptures and decorative objects produced across one and a half continents, from Mexico down to South America, over a period of about 330 years. (Artworks produced in Brazil during this period are referred to as Portuguese colonial art.)
22 kwi 2018 · Spain, a formidable colonial power, kept a strong grip on its colonies in the New World through a combination of military might and religious teachings. The wealth and prosperity of these colonies can be seen through the devotional artwork created within and imported to them.
Spanning three and a half centuries (c. 1492-1850), the gallery deals with Spanish Colonial Art –paintings, sculptures and decorative arts–, varied objects that represent the diverse cultures and geographic areas of Latin America including the historical Spanish viceroyalties of New Granada, Peru and Rio de la Plata, and present-day ...
8 lut 2019 · “The empire on which the sun never sets”—a phrase coined by Spanish royalty and in reference to their own monarchy—was an apt description for the Spanish Empire, which boasted a three-hundred-year period of colonial rule in North, Central, and South America.
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26 wrz 2024 · From cultural appropriation to the distorted representation of colonies, art has become a mirror reflecting the dynamics of power and exploitation of past eras, as well as a space for resistance and reconfiguration.
12 lis 2022 · Art that arrived in Hispaniola aboard the first Spanish fleets forced a reckoning between cultures that did not understand or use images in the same way. In one infamous encounter, Taínos seized an image of the Virgin from an oratory, buried it in a field, and urinated on it.
