- Art, Power, & Diversity in Spanish America, 1492-1820

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Explores the art and architecture of colonial Latin America from Spanish Conquest in the early sixteenth century through the first independence movements of the nineteenth century. The Spanish Empire in the Americas was multicultural, multiethnic, and polyglot. At its largest extent, it stretched from the southernmost point of Argentina to the Pacific Northwest. Students will discover how diverse art forms participated in political and religious upheaval, the production of new identities, and the beginnings of globalism and international trade. We will consider narratives of discovery, the survival and transformation of indigenous art forms after the Conquest, the African Diaspora, the social significance of portraiture and fashion, and the emergence of a modern art market.