Heaven, Hell, and Everything in Between: Murals of the Colonial Andes

Author:   Ananda Cohen Suarez
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9781477309551


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   24 May 2016
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Author:   Ananda Cohen Suarez
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781477309551


ISBN 10:   1477309551
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   24 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction     Chapter One: The Painted Walls of the Andes: Chronology, Techniques, and Meanings     Chapter Two: The Road to Hell is Paved with Flowers: Journeys to the Afterlife at the Church of Andahuaylillas     Chapter Three: Clothing the Architectonic Body: Textile Murals of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries     Chapter Four: Turning the Jordan River into a Pacarina:  Murals of the Baptism of Christ at the Churches of Urcos and Pitumarca     Chapter Five: Earthly Violence/Divine Justice: Tadeo Escalante’s Murals at the Church of Huaro     Conclusion     Abbreviations Bibliography  

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[T]his is an important book that makes a valuable contribution to a dynamic filled. It fills in many lacunae in our understanding of Andean mural culture. * Hispanic American Historical Review *


[A] well-written and amply illustrated contribution to Andean colonial history. * The Americas * [T]his is an important book that makes a valuable contribution to a dynamic field. It fills in many lacunae in our understanding of Andean mural culture. * Hispanic American Historical Review *


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Ananda Cohen Suarez is an assistant professor of history of art at Cornell University. She coauthored Handbook to Life in the Inca World.

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