~~In 1400, and for most of the fifteenth century, Europe remained medieval in outlook. Underlying every aspect of life were the teachings of the Christian Church, which had determined the European worldview for almost a millennium. In a world bound by biblical...

This essay seeks to examine Latin American art in the Spanish viceroyalties at moments of closer or more remote relationship to Spanish and European art and to offer criteria, including patronage issues, that may be used in ongoing investigations of the subject.While almost all authors who have investigated the Latin American...