Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish Americas, 1520-1820 showcases over 300 images, including paintings, sculptures, architectural monuments, and objects of daily life from Spanish America between 1520 and 1820, the period […]
I assign this reading to draw a comparison between casta paintings from the Viceroyalty of New Spain and portrait painting in the Viceroyalty of Peru: https://smarthistory.org/portrait-painting-viceroyalty-peru/
I typically assign this reading for homework and have the students bring their responses, notes, and questions to class, this way they arrive prepared and ready to engage with the […]