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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…