Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

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Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

Woman's Mantle (Lliclla), Colonial period (17th century or later)

Central Andes

Tapestry woven (weft-patterned) camelid wool; 35 1/2 x 43 3/8 in. (90.2 x 110.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Arthur M. Bullowa Bequest, 1993 (1994.35.67)

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Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

Monstrance, 1646

Attributed to Diego de Atienzia, Spanish (Guadalajara), active in Lima, mid-17th century

Peruvian

Silver gilt, enamel; H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.231 a,b)

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Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

Virgin of the Rosary of Guápulo, about 1680

Peruvian (Cuzco)

Oil on canvas; 67 1/4 x 43 1/2 in. (170.8 x 110.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964 (64.164.385)

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Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

Double-Gourd-Shaped Bottle (Botellón), late 17th century

Mexican (Puebla)

Tin-enameled earthenware; H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1911 (11.87.30)

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Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

Coverlet (Colcha), 1786

Embroidered by Dona Rosa Solis Y Menendez

Mexican (Mérida, Yucatán)

Cotton, silk thread; 99 x 72 1/2 in. (251.5 x 184.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Purchase, Everfast Fund, 1971 (1971.20)

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Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

Chalice, 1790–1818

Mexico City

Silver-gilt; H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Bequest of A. T. Clearwater, 1933 (33.120.68a)

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Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850: Works from the Museum's Collection

Calvary Scene: The Crucified Christ, with the Mourning Virgin, Saint John and Saint Mary Magdalen, 18th century

Ecuadoran (Quito)

Wood, polychromed and gilded; glass eyes; silver attachments; H. (of crucifix) 44 1/2 in. (113 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964 (64.164.230–.233)