The art of painting in colonial Quito =

This bilingual edition focuses on the heritage of painting in colonial Quito with new research and new photography of previously unpublished paintings. -- Publisher's website. "The Art of Painting in Colonial Quito is an exquisite catalogue that carefully documents the rich, diverse variety of colonial works produced for Ecuador's capital. . . . Its strength . . . lies in its visual character: it is filled with beautiful, full-page color reproductions and details of more than 100 works. In addition, the catalogue entries feature carefully prepared text by an international team of art historians who describe the works, contextualize them, and clarify some of their iconographies and their meanings. To extend its appeal and reach, the book features text in both English and Spanish. Summing up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers." L. E. Carranza, Choice. "The Art of Painting in Colonial Quito presents a 'virtual' catalogue of viceregal-era paintings in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, a center of the Spanish colonial empire in South America. The historical range of the catalogue spans roughly the years 1590-1810. Iconographical d