Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 by blogmeridian2
To begin with, this passage from George Washington Cable’s The Grandissimes (1880):
Resolved, in other words, without being [Joseph] Frowenfeld the studious, to begin at once the perusal of this newly found book, the Community of New Orleans. True, he knew he should find it a difficult task–not only that much of it was in [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by blogmeridian2
(Cross-posted at Blog Meridian)
Frieze depicting the Virgin of Guadalupe’s appearance to Juan Diego, on the east side of the old basilica dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico City. 1531-1709. Image taken by the Mrs. Click to enlarge.
As regulars here know, I recently posted a discussion of a couple of paintings depicting [...]
Filed under: Colonial era, Iconography, New World, Syncretism, Virgin of Guadalupe | 1 Comment »
