Mexican Folk Retablos

Name: Mexican Folk Retablos
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ISBN: 9780826313690

ISBN-10: 0826313698

ISBN-13: 9780826313690

Edition: 2nd 1992 (Revised)

Authors: Gloria Fraser Giffords, Jerry D. Ferrin

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First published in 1974, this study of religious paintings on tin -- an art that flourished in Mexico in the nineteenth century -- has never been surpassed. It remains an important resource for folk art scholars and enthusiasts both. This revised edition includes the most current information on the iconography of the saints. The first part of the book is given to an analysis of folk retablo painting and includes a study of the materials employed by folk artists, how and they painted, a classification of their productions and the extent of this art form in both space and time. The second part concentrates on iconography and on which certain images of Christ, Mary and the saints were…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 11/1/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.93" wide x 9.88" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Abbreviations


Preface


Preface to the Second Edition


The Mexican Folk Retablo


The Terminology


The Materials


The Artists


The Artistic Characteristics


The Inspiration


The Red Bole Group


The Area of Distribution


The Development and Decline


Saints as Subjects


Problems of Identification


Identification Through Attributes


The Functions of the Saints


The Popularity of Retablo Saints


Modern Popularity Patterns


The Mexican Ex-Voto Painting


The Artists


The Artistic Characteristics


The Development and Decline


Supplementary Material


Appendix A - Surveys Regarding the Popularity of Retablo Saints


Appendix B - A Capsule History of Colonial Mexican Art


Notes


Bibliography


General Index (GI)


Index of Attributes and Patronages (IAP)