The Political Force of Images

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Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America 1520-1820

a pair of brown and white knitted lanyards

Tupac Amaru Ii

Brooklyn Museum Of Art

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Woven belt showing the execution of Tupac Amaru II, 2002. Gregoria Pumayalli Awkakusi. Brooklyn Museum of Art, USA. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history of Latin America, including Cuzco, during the Spanish Colonial period.

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Nun’s Shield, 18th c. José de Páez. Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, Mexico. Photograph by Javier Hinojosa. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history and painting of Latin America during the Spanish Colonial period.

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Santiago Matamoros, 17th c. Museo Nacional del Virreinato, Tepotzotlán, Mexico. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history and sculpture of Latin America during the Spanish Colonial period.

an image of a painting with people in it

Architecture Photography

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Entry of Viceroy Archbishop Morcillo into Potosí, 1718. Melchor Pérez Holguín. Museo de América, Madrid, Spain. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history and painting of Latin America during the Spanish Colonial period.

Cusco

Peru

Planting

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Kero, with Inka Village and Planting Scenes, late 16th c. Museo Inka, Cuzco, Peru. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history and architecture of Latin America, including Peru, during the Spanish Colonial period.

an old map with many different things on it

Santo Domingo

Bath England

West Indian

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The Attack on Santo Domingo, from A summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage, 1589. Baptista Boazio. American Museum in Britain, Bath, England. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history of Latin America during the Spanish Colonial period.

an old map with many different buildings and architecture on it's sides, including the tower

America Photo

The Land Of Nod

Latin American Art

Architecture Art Design

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Map of Cholula from the Relaciones Geográficas, 1581. Benson Latin American Collection, Austin, Texas. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history of Latin America during the Spanish Colonial period.

an old building with people walking on the sidewalk

Dean

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Korikancha and Santo Domingo, 15th-17th c. Cuzco, Peru. Photograph by Carolyn S. Dean. Brought to you by Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820, a website devoted to the art history and architecture of Latin America during the Spanish Colonial period.

This selection from Vistas focuses on visible things left by shows of political power in colonial Latin America, from portraits of kings, that adorned the walls of elegant houses to coins that circulated from royal mint to country market. Declaration Of Independence, Elegant Houses, Country Market, Judicial Branch, Colonial Times, Royal Mint, Visual Display

Declaration Of Independence

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This selection from Vistas focuses on visible things left by shows of political power in colonial Latin America, from portraits of kings, that adorned the walls of elegant houses to coins that circulated from royal mint to country market.