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Author:

Córdova, James M., 1974- author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

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

Subject:

Crowned-nun portraits.
Portrait painting, Mexican--18th century.
Art and society--Mexico--History--18th century.
National characteristics, Mexican, in art.
ART--Caribbean & Latin American.
HISTORY--Latin America--Mexico.
Art.
Art and society.
Crowned-nun portraits.
National characteristics, Mexican.
Portrait painting, Mexican.
Mexico.
1700 - 1799
History.

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.

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.

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.

ISBN:

9780292753150 (hardback)
0292753152 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)832287088

LCCN:

2013016387

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)