The art of professing in Bourbon Mexico : crowned-nun portraits and reform in the convent /

"Offering a pioneering interpretation of the "crowned nun" portrait, this book explores how visual culture contributed to local identity formation in Mexico"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Córdova, James M., 1974-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Crowned-nun portraits. Portrait painting, Mexican > 18th century. Art and society > Mexico > History > 18th century. National characteristics, Mexican, in art. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Women's Religious Pathways in New Spain
Chapter 2. New Spanish Portraiture and Portraits of Nuns
Chapter 3. Euro-Christian Precedents in the Crowned-Nun Image
Chapter 4. Indigenous Contributions to Convent Arts and Culture
Chapter 5. The Profession Portrait in a Time of Crisis
Chapter 6. Colonial Identity Rhetorics
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.