In four minutes a treasure trove of information about artistic technique, history, sociology, fashion, and the global economy! And thanks for introducing me to works from Latin America that I did not know. I learn so much from your videos.
Magnificent, thank you for highlighting this wonderful piece of art which I'd never seen before, should be better known. I'm a new subscriber and amazed by the clarity and quality of your content, thank you so much
Interesting work, and one totally new to me. It would have been rewarding to hear some commentary on the artist, Miguel de Herrera (Wikipedia tells me he was born in the Spanish-ruled Canary Islands in 1696, emigrated to New Spain [Mexico] in 1719, and died there sometime after 1765 [he would obviously have had to be still living circa 1782 to have painted this portrait]). It's ironic given the attention here to the sitter's emblems of privileged status and fashionable taste that her precise identity is now lost.
I'm from Mexico and I love the videos you guys do on New Spanish (and other Spanish colonial) art. The Mesoamerican and Andes art videos, too. I hope this new video means more videos coming from this visit Also, since a closed fan is a sign of chasteness, what does an open fan such as the one being held by the woman (who gave me the impression of being a widow) in the Velazquez painting mean?
"We don't know who this woman is, but we do know she is wealthy..." That made me wonder if it's better to be wealthy in life or have a legacy in death. Her style didn't resonate with me, but if she'd had some merit beyond her wealth, I would've esteemed her more..
In four minutes a treasure trove of information about artistic technique, history, sociology, fashion, and the global economy! And thanks for introducing me to works from Latin America that I did not know. I learn so much from your videos.
Buena historia...
that's quite the ensemble
beautiful. thanks !
Muy buena..❤❤
great video
Beautiful dress and gown and ball gown in baroque
Magnificent, thank you for highlighting this wonderful piece of art which I'd never seen before, should be better known. I'm a new subscriber and amazed by the clarity and quality of your content, thank you so much
Interesting work, and one totally new to me. It would have been rewarding to hear some commentary on the artist, Miguel de Herrera (Wikipedia tells me he was born in the Spanish-ruled Canary Islands in 1696, emigrated to New Spain [Mexico] in 1719, and died there sometime after 1765 [he would obviously have had to be still living circa 1782 to have painted this portrait]).
It's ironic given the attention here to the sitter's emblems of privileged status and fashionable taste that her precise identity is now lost.
I'm from Mexico and I love the videos you guys do on New Spanish (and other Spanish colonial) art. The Mesoamerican and Andes art videos, too. I hope this new video means more videos coming from this visit
Also, since a closed fan is a sign of chasteness, what does an open fan such as the one being held by the woman (who gave me the impression of being a widow) in the Velazquez painting mean?
In case you've missed some: smarthistory.org/americas-before-1900/north-america-c-1500-1900/viceroyalty-new-spain/
Hope you guys could do an episode on the Boxer Codex.
Thanks for the suggestion, the Boxer Codex is already on our wish list.
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Those jewels still being tradicional on Spain
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"We don't know who this woman is, but we do know she is wealthy..." That made me wonder if it's better to be wealthy in life or have a legacy in death. Her style didn't resonate with me, but if she'd had some merit beyond her wealth, I would've esteemed her more..