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The Virgin of the Andes: Art and Ritual in Colonial Cuzco
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About The Virgin Of The Andes: Art And Ritual In Colonial
Product Description "Reconstructs the history of the Virgin of Cuzco who, as a fusion of indigenous Andean and Spanish Christian beliefs and practices, represents both the Virgin Mary and Pachamama. Includes background chapters on Andean and Spanish beliefs and art. Major, mostly original work illuminates multiple aspects of the outlooks of both peoples as reflected in their religious iconography during the colonial period. Magnificently illustrated"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/ Review Superbly illustrated with color plates featuring images of the Virgin Mary in her many apparitions,this volume is an invaluable source for art historians as well as those interested in material culture and religion in Peru. Art historian Carol Damian explores how indigenous artisans of post-conquest Peru combined European styles of painting and iconography with pre-Columbian art,lore,and tradition to create the colonial Virgin of the Andes. To that end,Damian writes,"Christian art by Cuzco natives,however sincere it may have appeared,was something quite different from the religious art of the Conquerors. Just as the Spanish campaigns to destroy the idols of the Andean people revealed ritual objects hidden beneath the gown of statues of the Virgin Mary,this book will reveal that the artist rendered the Virgin Mary as a disquise for Pachamamma,the earth Mother of the Andean people". -- Colonial Latin American Historical Review About the Author Carol Damian, an associate professor of art history and Chairperson of the Visual Arts department at Florida International University, is a noted authority on colonial and contemporary Latin American art.
