Traveling with Cortes and Pizarro : discovering fine pre-Columbian art : a curator's and collectors journey through the Stuart Handler Collection / text by Hugh Thomson and Joanne Stuhr ; photographs by Edward Parrinello.
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547); Francisco Pizarro (approximately 1475-1541). Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
A Pre-Columbian art lover and noted curator journey into a fine art collection, describing the rich cultural context and artistic merits of each work. Along wit full-colour glossy illustrations of the terracotta, earthenware, stone, silver and copper objects, the acclaimed author, explorer and filmmaker Hugh Thomson gives a detailed, exciting narrative, based upon extensive research, of the role art played in the conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes and of Peru by Francisco Pizarro.0It is rare that a collector takes such a personal, descriptive part in publishing his treasure trove, but in this lavishly illustrated book, Stuart Handler describes why he gathered Pre-Columbian art, what attracted him to the individual pieces, and, from his forty-five years of building art collections in various media and genres, what artistic attributes make these objects outstanding works of art.
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