The art of professing in Bourbon Mexico: crowned-nun portraits and reform in the convent

"Offering a pioneering interpretation of the "crowned nun" portrait, this book explores how visual culture contributed to local identity formation in Mexico"--

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Main Author: Córdova, James M. 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, Tex. Univ. of Texas Press 2014
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:"Offering a pioneering interpretation of the "crowned nun" portrait, this book explores how visual culture contributed to local identity formation in Mexico"--
Item Description:"This book is a part of the Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture publication initiative, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-237) and index
Introduction -- Chapter 1. Women's Religious Pathways in New Spain -- Chapter 2. New Spanish Portraiture and Portraits of Nuns -- Chapter 3. Euro-Christian Precedents in the Crowned-Nun Image -- Chapter 4. Indigenous Contributions to Convent Arts and Culture -- Chapter 5. The Profession Portrait in a Time of Crisis -- Chapter 6. Colonial Identity Rhetorics -- Epilogue
Physical Description:xvii, 252 S., [8] Bl. Ill. 24 cm

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