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The Art of Allegiance. Visual Culture and Imperial Power in Baroque New Spain.
Michael Schreffler
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Description for The Art of Allegiance. Visual Culture and Imperial Power in Baroque New Spain.
hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, 24 colour/39 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1107.
The Art of Allegiance explores the ways in which Spanish imperial authority was manifested in a compelling system of representation for the subjects of New Spain during the seventeenth century. Michael Schreffler identifies and analyzes a corpus of “source” material—paintings, maps, buildings, and texts—produced in and around Mexico City that addresses themes of kingly presence and authority as well as obedience, loyalty, and allegiance to the crown.
The Art of Allegiance opens with a discussion of the royal palace in Mexico City, now destroyed but known through a number of images, and then moves on to consider its interior decoration, ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
University Park, United States
ISBN
9780271029832
SKU
V9780271029832
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About Michael Schreffler
Michael Schreffler is Associate Professor of Art History at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is co-editor of Fritz Scholder: Thirty Years of Sculpture (1994).
Reviews for The Art of Allegiance. Visual Culture and Imperial Power in Baroque New Spain.
“The book is nicely illustrated; several of the visuals—some well known, others, lesser known—are delightfully incorporated into the study.” —Colonial Latin American Historical Review “This is an ambitious, engaging, and illuminating study. Aside from subtle analyses of the varied images and their physical and discursive contexts, Schreffler is sensitive to the difficult questions of patronage, display, audience, and reception.” ... Read more