Glitterati: Portraits & Jewelry from Colonial Latin America. Exhibition, Denver Art Museum, 7 December 2014 – 27 February 2016. During the Spanish Colonial period in Latin America (1521–1850), precious gold and silver were crafted into elegant jewelry then embellished with emeralds from Colombia, coral from Mexico, and pearls from Venezuela. Displaying their wealth and status, people wereContinue reading “Glitterati: Portraits & Jewelry from Colonial Latin America, Denver”
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New England / New Spain: Portraiture in the Colonial Americas, 1492-1850, Denver, January 2015
New England / New Spain: Portraiture in the Colonial Americas, 1492-1850, Symposium, Frederick + Jan Mayer Centre, Denver Art Museum, 23-24 January 2015. Each year, the Denver Art Museum hosts a two-day symposium on a New World topic, alternating between a Pre-Columbian theme one year and a colonial Spanish theme the next year. The 2014 symposium, whichContinue reading “New England / New Spain: Portraiture in the Colonial Americas, 1492-1850, Denver, January 2015”
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