Maya Christian Murals of Early Modern Yucatán

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvAmara Solari,Linda K. Williams,Linda K Williams

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The first study of Christian murals created by indigenous artists in sixteenth and seventeenth century YucatÁn.In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Maya artists painted murals in churches and conventos of YucatÁn using traditional techniques to depict iconography brought from Europe by Franciscan friars. The fragmentary visual remains and their placement within religious structures embed Maya conceptions of sacredness beyond the didactic imagery. Mobilizing both cutting-edge technology and tried-and-true analytical methods, art historians Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams reexamine the Maya Christian murals, centering the agency of the people who created them. The first volume to comprehensively document the paintings, Maya Christian Murals of Early Modern YucatÁn collects new research on the material composition of the works, made possible by cutting-edge imaging methods. Solari and Williams investigate pigments and other material resources, as well as the artists and historical contexts of the murals. The authors uncover numerous local innovations in form and content, including images celebrating New World saints, celestial timekeeping, and ritual processions. Solari and Williams argue that these murals were not simply vehicles of coercion, but of cultural “grafting,” that allowed Maya artists to shape a distinctive and polyvocal legacy in their communities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-11-12
Mått216 x 279 x 28 mm
Vikt1 447 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN9781477329689

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List of Illustrations Chapter 1. Introducing Catholic Murals in an Art Historical Context (Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams) Chapter 2. Creating the Corpus (Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams) Chapter 3. The Extirpation of Color at the Convento of Saint Michael Archangel, ManÍ (Amara Solari) Chapter 4. The Transformation of Sacred Materials in the Sacristy of Saint Michael Archangel, Temax (Linda K. Williams and Amara Solari) Chapter 5. Franciscan and Maya Contemplation at the Convento of Saint John the Baptist, Motul (Amara Solari) Chapter 6. Performing Christ’s Passion at the Convento of Saint Clare, DzidzantÚn (Amara Solari) Chapter 7. Visualizing Healing at the Convento of Saint Anthony of Padua, Izamal (Linda K. Williams) Chapter 8. Local Practice and Trans-Atlantic Theology through the Seventeenth Century (Linda K. Williams) Epilogue. The Enduring Medium (Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams) Appendix. Extant Murals of Early Modern YucatÁn Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

The authors successfully blend rigorous art historical research with scientific pigment analysis, shedding light on the resilience and creativity of Maya artists...[and] the book’s design and production reflect exceptional quality, as expected from the University of Texas Press...The book excels in presenting a nuanced narrative of Maya-Christian murals. It challenges colonial assumptions by foregrounding Maya Native contributions to art history while illustrating cultural resistance through visual media. (Journal of Maya Heritage)