The art of professing in Bourbon Mexico : crowned-nun portraits and reform in the convent / by James M. Córdova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Córdova, James M., 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crowned-nun portraits.

Portrait painting, Mexican--18th century.

Portrait painting, Mexican.

Art and society--Mexico--History--18th century.

Art and society.

National characteristics, Mexican, in art.

Art.

National characteristics, Mexican.

History.

Mexico.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 252 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014.

Summary:

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

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

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

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

"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.

ISBN:

0292753152

9780292753150

OCLC:

832287088