A Century Of Retablos

Author : Charles M. Carrillo,Thomas J. Steele
Publisher : Hudson Hills
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 1555952739

Get Book

A Century of Retablos by Charles M. Carrillo,Thomas J. Steele Pdf

In recent years, tremendous attention has been focused on the Arts of 18th and 19th century New Mexico. This colonial period benefited from a creative and religious community that populated the region. Retablos, painted panels depicting saints worshiped in churches and private homes, were an important part of the rich culture. The Lyon Collection beautifully illustrates the breadth of Retablo painting by exmaining specific Santo's stylistic development as well as the iconography and social history of each painting. This landmarl publication will be of great use to the ongoing study of colonial southwestern art and history. 107 colour illustrations

Author : Elizabeth Netto Calil Zarur,Charles Muir Lovell
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0826323243

Get Book

Art and Faith in Mexico by Elizabeth Netto Calil Zarur,Charles Muir Lovell Pdf

Studies retabloes--Mexican paintings on tin created in the latter half of the nineteenth century--from art, religious, and historical perspectives, and discusses efforts made to restore and conserve the artwork.

Author : Gloria Fraser Giffords
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : 0826313698

Get Book

Mexican Folk Retablos by Gloria Fraser Giffords Pdf

The first part of the book is given to an analysis of folk retablo painting. The second part concentrates on iconography and on why certain images of Christ, Mary, and the saints were venerated. The third part examines ex-votos, small images painted to commemorate the donor's gratitude for a favor.

Author : María Herrera-Sobek
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1261 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216058564

Get Book

Celebrating Latino Folklore [3 volumes] by María Herrera-Sobek Pdf

Latino folklore comprises a kaleidoscope of cultural traditions. This compelling three-volume work showcases its richness, complexity, and beauty. Latino folklore is a fun and fascinating subject to many Americans, regardless of ethnicity. Interest in—and celebration of—Latin traditions such as Día de los Muertos in the United States is becoming more common outside of Latino populations. Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions provides a broad and comprehensive collection of descriptive information regarding all the genres of Latino folklore in the United States, covering the traditions of Americans who trace their ancestry to Mexico, Spain, or Latin America. The encyclopedia surveys all manner of topics and subject matter related to Latino folklore, covering the oral traditions and cultural heritage of Latin Americans from riddles and dance to food and clothing. It covers the folklore of 21 Latin American countries as these traditions have been transmitted to the United States, documenting how cultures interweave to enrich each other and create a unique tapestry within the melting pot of the United States.

Author : Ilenia Colón Mendoza,Lisandra Estevez
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781040043349

Get Book

Polychrome Art in the Early Modern World by Ilenia Colón Mendoza,Lisandra Estevez Pdf

This book focuses on the techniques and materials of polychromy used in early modern Europe and the Americas from 1200 to 1800. Taking a trans-cultural approach, the book studies the production of polychrome sculptures, panels, and altarpieces, as well as colored terracotta. The book includes chapters on treatises and contracts that reveal specific use of pigments, distribution of workshops, collaborations between specialized artists, and artistic programs centered on the use of color as an agent. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, art conservation, early modern history, sculpture, colonialism, material culture, and European studies.

Author : Jorge Durand
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816514976

Get Book

Miracles on the Border by Jorge Durand Pdf

This vivid study, richly illustrated with forty color photographs, offers a multilayered analysis of retablos—folk images painted on tin that are offered as votives of thanks for a miracle granted or a favor bestowed—created by Mexican migrants to the United States. Durand and Massey analyze 124 contemporary retablo texts, scrutinizing the shifting subjects and themes that constitute a running record of the migrant's unique experience. The result is a vivid work of synthesis that connects the history of an art form and a people, links two very different cultures, and allows a deeper understanding of a major twentieth-century theme—the drama of transnational migration.

Author : Caryn E. Neumann,Tammy S. Allen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313396427

Get Book

Latino History Day by Day by Caryn E. Neumann,Tammy S. Allen Pdf

This title takes a calendrical approach to illuminating the history of Latinos and life in the United States and adds more value than a simple "this day in history" through primary source excerpts and resources for further research. Latino/a history has been relatively slow in gaining recognition despite the population's rich and varied history. Engaging and informative, Latino History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events will help address that oversight. Much more than just a "this-day-in-history" list, the guide describes important events in Latino/a history, augmenting many entries with a brief excerpt from a primary document. All entries include two annotated books and websites as key resources for follow up. The day-to-day reference is organized by the 365 days of the year with each day drawing from events that span several hundred years of Latino/a history, from Mexican Americans to Puerto Ricans to Cuban Americans. With this guide in hand, teachers will be able to more easily incorporate Latino/a history into their classes. Students will find the book an easy-to-use guide to the Latino/a past and an ideal starting place for research.

Author : Joseph F. Chorpenning
Publisher : St. Joseph's University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173007383004

Get Book

Mexican Devotional Retablos by Joseph F. Chorpenning Pdf

Author : Gloria Fraser Giffords
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780816550562

Get Book

Sanctuaries of Earth, Stone, and Light by Gloria Fraser Giffords Pdf

Over nearly three centuries, Jesuit, Franciscan, and Dominican missionaries built a network of churches throughout the “new world” of New Spain. Since the early twentieth century, scholars have studied the colonial architecture of southern New Spain, but they have largely ignored the architecture of the north. However, as this book clearly demonstrates, the colonial architecture of Northern New Spain—an area that encompasses most of the southwestern United States and much of northern Mexico—is strikingly beautiful and rich with meaning. After more than two decades of research, both in the field and in archives around the world, Gloria Fraser Giffords has authored the definitive book on this architecture. Giffords has a remarkable eye for detail and for images both grand and diminutive. Because so many of the buildings she examines have been destroyed, she sleuthed through historical records in several countries, and she discovered that the architecture and material culture of northern New Spain reveal the influences of five continents. As she examines objects as large as churches or as small as ornamental ceramic tile she illuminates the sometimes subtle, sometimes striking influences of the religious, social, and artistic traditions of Europe (from the beginning of the Christian era through the nineteenth century), of the Muslim countries ringing the Mediterranean (from the seventh through the fifteenth centuries), and of Northern New Spain’s indigenous peoples (whose art influenced the designs of occupying Europeans). Sanctuaries of Earth, Stone, and Light is a pathbreaking book, featuring 200 stunning photographs and over 300 illustrations ranging from ceremonial garments to detailed floor plans of the churches.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UCR:31210024701359

Get Book

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro by Anonim Pdf

Author : John W. O'Malley,Gauvin Alexander Bailey,Steven J. Harris,T. Frank Kennedy
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781487511937

Get Book

The Jesuits by John W. O'Malley,Gauvin Alexander Bailey,Steven J. Harris,T. Frank Kennedy Pdf

In recent years scholars in a range of disciplines have begun to re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. Approaching the subject with new questions and methods, they have reconsidered the importance of the Society in many sectors, including those related to the sciences and the arts. They have also looked at the Jesuits as emblematic of certain traits of early modern Europeans, especially as those Europeans interacted with 'the Other' in Asia and the Americas. Originating in an international conference held at Boston College in 1997, the thirty-five essays here reflect this new historiographical trend. Focusing on the Old Society- the Society before its suppression in 1773 by papal edict- they examine the worldwide Jesuit undertaking in such fields as music, art, architecture, devotional writing, mathematics, physics, astronomy, natural history, public performance, and education, and they give special attention to the Jesuits' interaction with non-European cultures, in North and South America, China, India, and the Philippines. A picture emerges not only of the individual Jesuit, who might be missionary, diplomat, architect, and playwright over the course of his life in the Society, but also of the immense and many-faceted Jesuit enterprise as forming a kind of 'cultural ecosystem'. The Jesuits of the Old Society liked to think they had a way of proceeding special to themselves. The question, Was there a Jesuit style, a Jesuit corporate culture? is the thread that runs through this interdisciplinary collection of studies.

Author : Charles M. Tatum
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1342 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440800993

Get Book

Encyclopedia of Latino Culture [3 volumes] by Charles M. Tatum Pdf

This three-volume encyclopedia describes and explains the variety and commonalities in Latina/o culture, providing comprehensive coverage of a variety of Latina/o cultural forms—popular culture, folk culture, rites of passages, and many other forms of shared expression. In the last decade, the Latina/o population has established itself as the fastest growing ethnic group within the United States, and constitutes one of the largest minority groups in the nation. While the different Latina/o groups do have cultural commonalities, there are also many differences among them. This important work examines the historical, regional, and ethnic/racial diversity within specific traditions in rich detail, providing an accurate and comprehensive treatment of what constitutes "the Latino experience" in America. The entries in this three-volume set provide accessible, in-depth information on a wide range of topics, covering cultural traditions including food; art, film, music, and literature; secular and religious celebrations; and religious beliefs and practices. Readers will gain an appreciation for the historical, regional, and ethnic/racial diversity within specific Latina/o traditions. Accompanying sidebars and "spotlight" biographies serve to highlight specific cultural differences and key individuals.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 0816528403

Get Book

A Gift of Angels by Anonim Pdf

It rises suddenly out of the Sonoran Desert landscape, towering over the tallest tree or cactus, a commanding building with a sensuous dome, elliptical vaults, and sturdy bell towers. There is nothing else like it around, nor does it seem there should be. This incongruity of setting is what strikes first-time visitors to Mission San Xavier del Bac. This great church is of another place and another time, while its beauty is universal and timeless. Mission San Xavier del Bac is a two-century-old Spanish church in southern Arizona located just a few miles from downtown Tucson, a metropolis of more than half a million people in the American Southwest. A National Historic Landmark since 1963, the missionÕs graceful baroque art and architecture have drawn visitors from all over the world. Now Bernard FontanaÑthe leading expert on San XavierÑand award-winning photographer Edward McCain team up to bring us a comprehensive view of the mission as weÕve never seen it before. With 200 stunning full-color photographs and incisive text illuminating the religious, historical, and motivational context of these images, A Gift of Angels is a must-have for tourists, scholars, and other visitors to San Xavier. From its glorious architecture all the way down to the finest details of its art, Mission San Xavier del Bac is indeed a gift of angels.

Author : Alicia R Zuese
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783167845

Get Book

Baroque Spain and the Writing of Visual and Material Culture by Alicia R Zuese Pdf

By examining the pictorial episodes in the Spanish baroque novella, this book elucidates how writers create pictorial texts, how audiences visualise their words, what consequences they exert on cognition and what actions this process inspires. To interrogate characters’ mental activity, internalisation of text and the effects on memory, this book applies methodologies from cognitive cultural studies, Classical memory treatises and techniques of spiritual visualisation. It breaks new ground by investigating how artistic genres and material culture help us grasp the audience’s aural, material, visual and textual literacies, which equipped the public with cognitive mechanisms to face restrictions in post-Counter-Reformation Spain. The writers examined include prominent representatives of Spanish prose —Cervantes, Lope de Vega, María de Zayas and Luis Vélez de Guevara— as well as Alonso de Castillo Solórzano, Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses and an anonymous group in Córdoba.

Author : Albert Frederick Calvert
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : EAN:8596547059783

Get Book

Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avila & Zaragoza by Albert Frederick Calvert Pdf

This book gives a detailed description of the six cities in Spain; Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avila & Zaragoza. It looks at important architectural points and tourist attractions, including the cathedral, basilicas, churches, surrounding countryside, history and Spanish people. The book aims to bring six relatively unknown places to a broader audience.