VistasGallery

Reckoning with Mestizaje

This gallery delves into the diversity of the visual and daily culture of Spanish America, with its admixture of indigenous, European, African and Asian elements.

Korikancha and Santo Domingo, Cuzco, Side View
Architecture
Korikancha & Santo Domingo
1450-1675
Korikancha and Santo Domingo, Cuzco, Distant View
Architecture
Korikancha & Santo Domingo
1450-1675
Korikancha and Santo Domingo, Cuzco
Architecture
Korikancha & Santo Domingo
1450-1675
Nuestra Señora de los Angeles with Kiva, Pecos
Architecture
Nuestra Señora de los Angele …
1675-1725
Main Plaza, Potosí
Architecture
Main Plaza, Potosi
Rollo
Architecture
Rollo
1550-1600
Hatunrumiyoc Street
Architecture
Hatunrumiyoc Street
1500-1700
Casa de la Cacica, Teposcolula
Architecture
Casa de la Cacica
1550-1600
Harbor, Havana, Cuba
Architecture
Harbor, Havana, Cuba
1898-1914
San Gregorio, Abó, with Kiva
Architecture
San Gregorio Abo, with Kiva
1623-1672
San Gregorio, Abó, Plan
Architecture
San Gregorio Abo, Plan
1623-1672
San Miguel, Maní
Architecture
San Miguel, Maní
1550-1600
San Pedro, Cuzco
Architecture
San Pedro, Cuzco
Tuyrú Túpac, Juan Tomás
1688-1699
San Pedro y San Pablo, Teposcolula, View of Open Chapel
Architecture
San Pedro y San Pablo, Tepos …
1570-1599
San Pedro y San Pablo, Teposcolula, Detail of Façade
Architecture
San Pedro y San Pablo, Tepos …
1570-1599
San Pedro y San Pablo, Teposcolula, View from Casa de la Cacica
Architecture
San Pedro y San Pablo, Tepos …
1570-1599
Santa Catalina, Arequipa, Cloister Painting
Architecture
Santa Catalina, Arequipa, Cl …
1600-1800
Korikancha and Santo Domingo, Cuzco, Cloister
Architecture
Korikancha & Santo Domingo, …
1450-1675
Ascent to the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Tepeyac, Mexico City
Architecture
Ascent to the Shrine of the …
Brehme, Hugo
1925
View of Potosí
Architecture
View of Potosí
Gerstmann, Robert M.
1928
Florentine Codex, Feather-working scenes
Books/Manuscripts
Florentine Codex, Feather-wo …
Sahagún, Bernardino de
1570-1585
<i>Description of the City and Province of Tlaxcala</i>, Pizarro offers Peru and Cortés offers Mexico [to the Spanish monarchs]
Books/Manuscripts
Description of the City and …
Muñoz Camargo, Diego
1581-1584
<i>General History of Peru</i>, Rahua Ocllo
Books/Manuscripts
Historia general del Piru, R …
Murúa, Martín de
1611-1613
Korikancha
Books/Manuscripts
Korikancha
Santa Cruz Pachacuti Yamqui …
1625-1635
Lienzo de Tlaxcala, Cortés greets Xicotencatl
Books/Manuscripts
Lienzo de Tlaxcala, Cortés g …
1545-1555
<i>New Chronicle and Good Government</i>, The Author Inquires
Books/Manuscripts
New Chronicle and Good Gover …
Guaman Poma de Ayala, Felipe
1612-1615
Plan of Havana
Books/Manuscripts
Plan of Havana
1587?
Map of Havana, Neu und verbessenter Plan der St. und Hafens Havana
Books/Manuscripts
Map of Havana, Neu und verbe …
Chassereau, Pierre
1741
View of the Imperial Mexico City
Books/Manuscripts
View of the Imperial Mexico …
Alzate, José Antonio
1769-1772
Presentation Basket
Ceramics/Vessels
Presentation Basket
Marta, Maria
1822
Shell-shaped box
Ceramics/Vessels
Shell-shaped box
1770-1780
Olive Jar
Ceramics/Vessels
Olive Jar
1500-1575
Biombo, View of the Palace of the Viceroy in Mexico City
Furniture
Biombo, View of the Palace o …
1600-1700
Medal with Compass Rose
Metalwork
Medal with Compass Rose
1750-1777
Medal with Saint Christopher
Metalwork
Medal with Saint Christopher
1750-1777
Casta Painting: "De Español y Mulata, Morisco"
Paintings
Casta Painting: "De Español …
1755-1775
Casta Painting
Paintings
Casta Painting
Barreda y Ordóñez, Ignacio M …
1777
Corazon/Aztlan, Chicano Park
Paintings
Corazon/Aztlan, Chicano Park
Torres, Salvador, Rodríguez, …
1973-2007
Entry of Viceroy Archbishop Morcillo into Potosí
Paintings
Entry of Viceroy Archbishop …
Pérez Holguín, Melchor
1718
Union of the Inka Royal Family with the Houses of Loyola and Borgia
Paintings
Union of the Inka Royal Fami …
1700-1800
The Mulatto Gentleman of Esmeraldas
Paintings
Portrait, The Mulatto Gentle …
Sánchez Gallque, Andrés
1599
Portrait of an Indian Lady
Paintings
Portrait of an Indian Lady, …
1757
Portrait of a Ñusta
Paintings
Portrait of a Ñusta
1700-1750
Zemi, back view
Sculptures
Zemi, back
1510-1515
Zemi, front view
Sculptures
Zemi, front
1510-1515
Christ as Salvador Mundi
Textiles
Christ as Salvador Mundi
1550-1600
Unku with Heraldry Lions and the name "Diego Dias," front view
Textiles
Unku with Heraldry Lions and …
1600-1700
Unku with Heraldry Lions and the name "Diego Dias," back view
Textiles
Unku with Heraldry Lions and …
1600-1700
Reckoning with Mestizaje