Hindu religion, Brazilian customs, and Andean artworks as seen through the eyes of a European colonizer.
Dr. Rachel Zimmerman
Hindu religion, Brazilian customs, and Andean artworks as seen through the eyes of a European colonizer.
Carlos Julião, watercolor manuscript
The Cantino planisphere, made by an unknown Portuguese chartmaker depicts what the Portuguese knew of the world in 1502.
The Cantino Planisphere
Josefa de Ayala, commonly called Josefa de Óbidos, is the only woman known to have worked as a painter in Portugal in the 17th century.
Josefa de Óbidos, Christ Child as Salvator ...
An introduction to the incredibly diverse art and architecture of colonial Brazil.
Introduction to colonial Brazil
A site of miraculous healing, the sanctuary in Congonhas has been filled with the prayers of pilgrims since the 18th century.
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos of ...
The first public park in Brazil and a major urban planning commission awarded to an artist of African descent.
Mestre Valentim, Passeio Publico, Rio de Janeiro
A short-lived Dutch colony produced art that sought to serve science but instead served racism.
Albert Eckhout, Series of eight figures
Ouro Preto was a remote yet cosmopolitan town where gold supported both artists and architects.
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