The arrival of the Spanish in South America in 1532 permanently transformed the Andean cultural landscape. Within a generation, societies that had developed over thousands of years, including the great Inca Empire, had been irrevocably altered. The arts from the Spanish colonial period--those that drew on native traditions, such as textiles, silver, woodwork, and stonework, as well as painting, sculpture, and other genres introduced by the Spanish--preserve an unspoken dialogue that developed between Andean and European ...
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The arrival of the Spanish in South America in 1532 permanently transformed the Andean cultural landscape. Within a generation, societies that had developed over thousands of years, including the great Inca Empire, had been irrevocably altered. The arts from the Spanish colonial period--those that drew on native traditions, such as textiles, silver, woodwork, and stonework, as well as painting, sculpture, and other genres introduced by the Spanish--preserve an unspoken dialogue that developed between Andean and European modes of expression.This beautiful book presents silver objects, textiles, and other masterpieces of colonial Andean culture. Essays discuss the artistry of this culture and explain how it has been recently reevaluated and celebrated for its vibrant energy reflecting the convergence of two essentially distinct cultural traditions. This book accompanies an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (September 29 to December 12, 2004).Elena Phipps is conservator, Textile Conservation, and Johanna Hecht is associate curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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2004
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English
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VG (Light wear to wraps and textblock; light toning to page edges; interior is clean; binding is solid. ) Color-illus. burgundy wraps; xvi + 396 pp. with 161 color and bw figures in whole and detail; 1 map. Issued in conjunction with a 2004 exhibition of these examples of decorative arts from the Incas of Peru. With thematic essays by Thomas B. F. Cummins, Elena Phipps, Johanna Hecht, Cristina Esteras Martin, Sabine MacCormack, and Frank Salomon. Well annotated and illustrated catalogue focuses on 161 specific pieces. Includes detailed bibliography. "This unique volume illustrates and discusses in detail more than 160 extraordinary fine and decorative art works of the colonial Andes, including examples of the intricate Inca weavings and metalwork that preceded the colonial era as well as a few of the remarkably inventive forms this art took after independence from Spain. An international array of scholars and experts examines the cultural context, aesthetic preoccupations, and diverse themes of art from the viceregal period, particularly the florid patternings and the fanciful beasts and hybrid creatures that have come to characterize colonial Andean art."--Jacket. Contents as follows: Inca heritage. Silver threads and golden needles: the Inca, the Spanish and the sacred world of humanity / Thomas B.F. Cummins; Garments and identity inthe colonial Andes / Elena Phipps--The viceroyalty of Peru. The past is present: transformation and persistence of imported ornament in Viceregal Peru / Johanna Hecht; Acculturation and innovation in Peruvian Viceregal silverwork / Cristina Esteras Martín; Cumbi to tapestry: collection, innovation and transformation of the colonial Andean tapestry tradition / Elena Phipps; Religion and society in Inca and Spanish Peru / Sabine MacCormack; Andean opulence: indigenous ideas about wealth in colonial Peru / Frank Salomon--Catalogue.
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