Saints & Santos - Picturing the Holy in New Spain

This book reveals the rich tapestry of sacred art around Mexico and southwest USA (New Spain) from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

Sommario

Foreword
Diego Prieto Hernández, General Director, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México
Director's Preface and Acknowledgments
Mark A. White
Curator's Acknowledgments
Cristina Cruz González
Introduction: Picturing the Holy in New Spain
Cristina Cruz González
San Hipólito and the Sacred Origins of Mexico City in an Eighteenth-Century Viceregal Painting
James M. Córdova
Catholic Religious Orders and the Promotion of Saints in New Spain
Gauvin Alexander Bailey
On the Matter of Saints: Relics and Reliquaries
Gabriela Sánchez Reyes
Friar Sebastián de Aparicio, A Saint for Puebla de los Ángeles
Montserrat A. Báez Hernández
Sanctity on the Border: Sor María de Ágreda in New Spain
Anna M. Nogar
El origen del arte entre nosotros: Colonial Religious Painting and the Formation of a (New) Mexican Art Historical Canon
Ray Hernández-Durán
Epilogue: The Cathedral Discovery of 2022
Arturo Balandrano Campos 
CATALOGUE
Notes to the Catalogue
Lenders to the Exhibition
Contributors
Works Cited

Info autore

Cristina Cruz González is an art historian, curator, and educator. She received her PhD in art history from the University of Chicago and is a specialist in the visual culture of Latin America. She is an Associate Professor of Art History at Oklahoma State University. 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Bailey Gauvin Alexander, Arturo Balandrano Campos, James M. Cordova, James M. Córdova, Montserrat A. Baez Hernandez, Montserrat A. Báez Hernández, Ray Hernandez-Duran, Ray Hernández-Durán, Anna M. Nogar, Nogar Anna M., Gabriela Sanchez Reyes, Gabriela Sánchez Reyes, Mark A. White, White Mark A.
• Con la collaborazione di: Cristina Cruz Gonzalez (Editore), Cristina Cruz González (Editore)
• Editore: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.08.2025
• EAN: 9781785516085
• ISBN: 978-1-78551-608-5
• Pagine: 208
• Illustrazioni: 150
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; Mexico, ART / History / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / Caribbean & Latin American, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Empires & historical states, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, C 1700 To C 1800, Religious subjects depicted in art, Spanish Empire, Religious and ceremonial arts