Now On View-“From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire”

Visit “From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire.”
Don’t miss the chance to discover a more complete story of art from the Spanish Empire-and a broader definition of American art-through an unparalleled collection of Spanish colonial paintings, on view at the Harvard Art Museums until July 30, 2023. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm. Visit all galleries for FREE on Sundays.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK:
+ Explore the exhibition "From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire:" harvardartmuseums.org/exhibit...
+ Check the visit page for all free admission opportunities at the Harvard Art Museums. harvardartmuseums.org/visit
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Loans and exhibition coordination courtesy of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation Fund for the American Art Department; the Bolton Fund for American Art, Gift of the Payne Fund; the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund; and the Gurel Student Exhibition Fund. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.
De los Andes al Caribe El arte americano desde el imperio español. Los préstamos y la coordinación de exhibición son cortesía de la Fundación Carl & Marilynn Thoma.
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Music: "Sojourner" Cali A Wang, Bruce Fingers, and Billie Ray Fingers. Courtesey of Extreme Music. Video Recorded: Spring 2023. Videographers: KJ Wang, John Neely, Casey Preston. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at [e-mail].

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Your site states that 26 paintings in this exhibit are on loan from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. How were these Spanish colonial paintings typically acquired by private collectors in America? Were they originally shipped to South America and the Caribbean from Spain or created on site? Would the Church have benefitted from such sales of artwork, or would the iconic ones have been created for wealthy patrons to display at their estates?