Hindu religion, Brazilian customs, and Andean artworks as seen through the eyes of a European colonizer.
Colonial Brazil
The ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Brazil, and those of San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María la Mayor in Argentina are the impressive remains of five Jesuit missions
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Blacks in Ouro Preto is among the most famous of Black brotherhood churches founded in Brazil
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary ...
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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