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RELIGIOUS UTTERANCES – art of faith introduces the reader to humanity’s historic relationship between art and faith. This daily series of articles examines the interlacing of art and faith from across the Anglican Communion. The title of the series, Religious Utterances, comes from systematic theologian Dr. Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu, whose work seeks “a recovery of humanity’s religious utterances through art.”
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RELIGIOUS UTTERANCES – art of faith
Fifteen in a series:
Theme: Mission
“Spanish Franciscans, Dominicans and Augustinians in the 16th century introduced the native Indians to not only their religious beliefs, but the European arts and aesthetics. Hand in hand, they learned about each other in a cultural exchange that gave birth to what we know as Indochristian Art.
There are very few sources that give credit to the intelligence, sensibility, enthusiasm and craftsmanship of the Indians involved in the construction and decoration of the Convents and Temples of the New Spain. A seminal book on Arte Indocristiano by Constantino Reyes-Valerio (1978 first edition, reedited in 2000) analyzed in detail the work of native Mexicans under the guidance of Christian friars.”
Source: Wikipedia
On View: “LA VIRGENCITA DEL NUEVO MUNDO“, Mexico(The Viceroyalty of New Spain), circa 1521-40
Unknown Aztec artisan ( in a style called Indo-Christian or, increasingly, Tequitqui )
Immaculate Conception (La Virgencita del Nuevo Mundo)
Cantera stone, 14 ¾ inches high x 11 inches wide x 4 ½ inches deep