During the 18th century, the Spanish and Portuguese Empires maintained colonial presences in the Americas, Asia, and Africa.
1700–1800 C.E.
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Carlos Julião, watercolor manuscript
Hindu religion, Brazilian customs, and Andean artworks as seen through the eyes of a European colonizer.
Portraits of Francisca Ramírez de Laredo and Antonio de Ulloa
These portraits of a couple show us what the sitters want us to see about them, and conceal the less glamorous details of their lives
