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9 kwi 2024 · The Belen, or Nativity Scene, holds a profound significance in the heart of Spanish Christmas traditions, weaving together history, spirituality, and communal celebration.
The tradition of nativity scenes in Spain seems to come from Saint Francis of Assisi. On Christmas Eve 1223, in Greccio (Italy), Saint Francis organised the first Nativity scene. But it was not of figures but a representation with living beings, with a real donkey and mule.
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.)
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.
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.
Spanish colonial art, long dismissed as derivative or politically incorrect, is receiving a major reappraisal in Latin America and drawing new attention in the U.S. Gaspar Miguel de Berrío, Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Bishop Saints, 1764, oil on canvas.
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.
