Research Guides: SPAN 312: Inquiring Minds (HC) Fall 2014: Visual Sources

Background Information

The arts in Latin America, 1492-1820
See also the Philadelphia Museum of Art web site for the exhibit which includes podcasts from the curator.

Oxford Art Online
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Includes full-text articles on every aspect of the visual arts.

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Extremely rich site for understanding the art of a particular region and time. Use the Time Period and Geographic menus to see key Works of Art, Related Exhibitions, and, under Related Content, Thematic Essays.

Art Full Text
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Offers abstracts of journals, museum bulletins and yearbooks in the fields of art, architecture, decorative arts and photography. Covers abstracts from 1929-present, full-text articles 1997-present.
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA and RILA) This link opens in a new window
Covers journal articles and other titles about art published through 2007. For more recent material, see the International Bibliography of Art available at BMC and Swarthmore.

Paintings and prints from Spain and Mexico provide valuable evidence about the ways those in power wanted the Inquisition represented.

Madrid School, 1653, Museo del Greco (Wikimedia Commons)

Archive of Early American Images (Brown University)
Provides access to nearly three thousand images from Spanish American sources including maps, prints, and book illustrations.

Colonial Latin America Curriculum Guide
ArtStor provides 13 thematic groups of images curated by Latin American historian, Rachel Moore. The groups range in time from the first colonial encounters through the age of independence. The images convey important historical information and represent a variety of view points.
Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820 (Smith College)
Themes treated include metizaje, politics, religion, and material culture. "The website provides a gallery of more than 100 color images, interpretive essays, and a searchable bibliography on visual culture."