| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"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." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Crowned-nun portraits.
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Crowned-nun portraits. |
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Portrait painting, Mexican -- 18th century.
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Portrait painting, Mexican. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Art and society -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century.
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Mexico. |
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National characteristics, Mexican, in art.
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National characteristics, Mexican, in art. |
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Art and society. |
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ART -- Caribbean & Latin American. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Córdova, James M. Art of professing in Bourbon Mexico : crowned-nun portraits and reform in the convent. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014 xvii, 252 pages 9780292753150 (DLC) 2013016387 |
| ISBN |
9780292753167 (e-book) |
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0292753160 (e-book) |
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0292753152 (hardback) |
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9780292753150 (hardback) |
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9780292753150 (hardback) |
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