{"product_id":"painting-in-latin-america-1550-1820-luisa-elena-alcalza-9780300191011","title":"Painting in Latin America, 1550-1820: From Conquest to Independence","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePainting in Latin America, 1550-1820: From Conquest to Independence\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the diverse styles, subjects, and iconography of painting in Latin America between the 16th and 19th centuries. While European art forms were widely disseminated, copied, and adapted throughout Latin America, colonial painting is not a derivative extension of Europe. The ongoing debate over what to call it--\u003ci\u003emestizo\u003c\/i\u003e, hybrid, creole, indo-hispanic, \u003ci\u003etequitqui--\u003c\/i\u003etestifies to a fundamental yet unresolved question of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Comparing and contrasting the Viceroyalties of New Spain, with its center in modern-day Mexico, and Peru, the authors explore the very different ways the two regions responded to the influence of the Europeans and their art. A wide range of art and artists are considered, some for the first time. Rich with new photography and primary research, this book delivers a wealth of new insight into the history of images and the history of art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with Ediciones El Viso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luisa Elena Alcalá,Jonathan Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300191014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300191011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.77h x 9.86w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2015 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015","brand":"Luisa Elena Alcalá","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443330003199,"sku":"9780300191011","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1359d4cb-cd64-4050-bdc2-bc9fa9afca95.jpg?v=1777204784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/painting-in-latin-america-1550-1820-luisa-elena-alcalza-9780300191011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}