Colonial
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Aztec Feather Mosaics of the Old and New World
by Megan Meyer Right: Unknown Amantecas, Saint John the Evangelist, (New Spain, 17th century), feather mosaic and paper on copper (Collection of Daniel Liebsohn) The tradition of pre-colonial Aztec featherwork was an important decorative arts form practiced throughout Mesoamerica for purposes such as ceremoniously honoring leaders and paying homage to Aztec gods and goddesses. Under…
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Subject: Annunciation
Right: Gerard David, Netherlandish, Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate, ca. 1510 For our own subject, we debated between biblical subjects we knew to have been represented and produced in the early days of Spanish occupied Mexico. Our process was as follows: we first scanned the list of all existing feather mosaics and selected the most…
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Feather Mosaics at the Met
Unknown Amantecas, Scenes of the Passion, 16th c., Mexico, made of Boxwood, feathers, gold, and enamel, 4.4 x 4.4 cm
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Originality in Mass of St. Gregory and The Triumph of the Church
by Henry Xie Right: Mass of Saint Gregory, 1490/1500, Israhel van Meckenem, German, Engraving, 18 5/16 × 11 9/16 in. After the Spanish conquest and the establishment of New Spain, art in America experienced dramatic changes. The forced adoption of Catholicism and European art styles were both used as tools to sustain the Spanish rule…
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Cultural Exchange and Indigenous Resistance in the Bishop’s Feather Mitre and Berrueco’s Virgen de Guadalupe
by Megan Meyer Right: Virgin of Guadalupe, Luis Berrueco, mid 18th Century, 81 ¾ x 56 ¼ inches, VMFA In this paper, I will be analyzing and comparing two works from the viceroyalty of New Spain: the Virgen de Guadalupe by Luis Berrueco (mid 18th c.) at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art and the…
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