Circulation of Ideas and Transformation of Catholic Art in Santiago, Chile, 19th Century
Starting in the last four decades of the nineteenth century, a discourse regardingcolonial art began to develop in Chile. This discourse’s judgments and observations addressedartworks produced before independence from Spain, which began in 1810, but also thosepaintings and sculptures that, following...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Spanish English |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2021
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rhac/article/view/13372 |
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| Summary: | Starting in the last four decades of the nineteenth century, a discourse regardingcolonial art began to develop in Chile. This discourse’s judgments and observations addressedartworks produced before independence from Spain, which began in 1810, but also thosepaintings and sculptures that, following the traditions adopted in colonial workshops, continued tobe manufactured and sold well into the nineteenth century. In the set of texts discussing this topic,we detect two main concerns. On the one hand, these discussions reveal a preoccupation relatingto the artistic value of the architecture, paintings, and carvings; and on the other, of the artworks’ability to promote religiosity. Without a doubt, in the course of this century, it appears that theprevalent opinion had determined that colonial artworks did not contribute to the development ofwhat was then considered in good taste and that its presence in churches referred to forms ofdevotion that had to be overcome. |
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| ISSN: | 2675-9829 |
