Pinturas de Fe: The Retablo Tradition in Mexico and New Mexico
August 27, 2004 - January 02, 2005United Company Contemporary Regional Art GalleryThe story of the retablo tradition as it evolved in the Americas, from the time of the Spanish Conquest to the present day. These small devotional saint paintings, first used to convert indigenous peoples to Catholicism, are still faithfully produced today.
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The story of the retablo tradition as it evolved in the Americas, from the time of the Spanish Conquest to the present day. These small devotional saint paintings, first used to convert indigenous peoples to Catholicism, are still faithfully produced today.
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