Praying to portraits : audience, identity, and the Inquisition in the early modern Hispanic world /

"Explores sacred portraits in early modern Spain and Latin America and their use in mediating an individual's relationship to the divine, emphasizing the role of the spectator in the production of meaning"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jasienski, Adam, 1985- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Portrait painting, Spanish > 16th century. Portrait painting, Spanish > 17th century. Portrait painting, Latin American > 16th century. Portrait painting, Latin American > 17th century. Christian art and symbolism > Spain > 16th century. Christian art and symbolism > Spain > 17th century. Christian art and symbolism > Latin America > 16th century. Christian art and symbolism > Latin America > 17th century. Peinture de portraits espagnole > 16e siècle. Peinture de portraits espagnole > 17e siècle. Peinture de portraits latino-américaine > 16e siècle. Peinture de portraits latino-américaine > 17e siècle. Christian art and symbolism Portrait painting, Latin American Portrait painting, Spanish Latin America Spain 1500-1699 Illustrated works. Portraits.

Description
Summary:	"Explores sacred portraits in early modern Spain and Latin America and their use in mediating an individual's relationship to the divine, emphasizing the role of the spectator in the production of meaning"--
Physical Description:	xiv, 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles (some color) ; 27 cm
Awards:	Choice Outstanding Academic Titles: LC Class: N, 2024 ; Roland H. Bainton Book Prizes. Art & Music History, 2024
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-203) and index.
ISBN:	9780271093444 0271093447