El imaginero novohispano y su obra

By María del Consuelo Maquívar

Subjects: Sculpture, Colonial, Mexican Sculpture, Polychromy, Sculpture, Mexican, Colonial Sculpture, Sculptors, Christian art and symbolism

Description: "Study of the polychrome wooden sculpture in the collection of the Museo Nacional del Virreinato de Tepotzlán. Describes the development and organization of sculpture workshops, rules and regulations for sculptors, and influences upon imagery. Also provides an analysis of wood and pigment. Examines the social, artistic, and religious life of colonial sculptors"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.