The Paradise Garden Murals of Malinalco

Utopia and Empire in Sixteenth-Century Mexico

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ID2829587
AutoresJohn F Scott (0000-0002-7767-8851, University of Florida, autor correspondente), Jeanette Favrot Peterson (0009-0007-1653-3214, University of Florida)
Ano1995
Volume75
Fascículo1
Páginas102
Data de publicação1995-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900
EditoraJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2516801
OpenAlexW2053039922
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19

Examines in detail the murals painted on the vault walls of the Augustinian monastery at Malinalco, southwest of Mexico City, which have been progressively uncovered from layers of whitewash and restored since the 1970s. Shows how the combination of motives promoted the political and religious agendas of the Spanish conquerors, but also preserved a

Ancient history · Art · Art history · Empire · Paradise · Utopia · Historical Art and Architecture Studies · History · Latin American history and culture · Spanish Literature and Culture Studies