Anónimo novohispano. San Francisco de Asís salvando almas.(Detail) 1730. Convento de San Gabriel, Cholula, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla

Splendors of Faith/Scars of Conquest

Arts of the Missions of Northern New Spain,1600-1821

February 26, 2011 - May 29, 2011
  • Anónimo novohispano. San Francisco de Asís salvando almas.(Detail) 1730. Convento de San Gabriel, Cholula, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla
  • s InSaint Francis of Assisi Anonymous, New Mexico Early 18th century Painting on hide 70 ½ x 40 incheternationalco. FA.1962.15.1 Photo by: Blair Clark
  • Saint Francis Xavier Baptizing Antonio de Torres (1666-1731) 1721 Oil on canvas Ca. 85 3/8 x 56 ¼ inches (217 x 143 cm) Museo del Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola (Vizcaínas), Mexico City
  • Virgin of Loreto Anonymous, New Spain Ca. 1720 Polychromed wood 50 x 23 5/8 inches (127 x 60 cm) Museo de Arte Sacro, Chihuahua, Chihuahua
  • Pieta Anonymous, New Spain First third of the 18th century Carved and polychromed wood 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches (32 x 25 x 18 cm) Seminario Arquidiocesano, Chihuahua, Chihuahua
  • Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús Nicolás Enríquez (active 1722-1787), New Spain Ca. 1770 Oil on canvas, 47 ¼ x 31 ½ inches (120 x 80 cm) Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TexasPhotography by Peggy Tenison
  • Basketry Bowl with Heraldic Designs Anonymous Chumash, early 19th century Plant fibers 12 ¼ inches (31 cm) diameter; 3 7/8 inches (10 cm) height Museo Franz Meyer, Mexico City
  • The Mystical City of God Cristóbal de Villalpando (ca. 1649-1714), New Spain 1706 Oil on canvas 70 7/8 x 44 7/8 inches (180 x 114 cm) Museo Regional de Guadalupe / CNCA-INAH, Guadalupe, Zacatecas
  • Virgin of Light with Native Devotees Luis de Mena (active mid-18th century), New Spain Between 1769 and 1772 66 x 60 inches (167.6 x 152.4 cm) Serra Museum, The San Diego Historical Society, San Diego, California
  • Our Lady of Joys José de Mota (active 1710-1728), New Spain 1711 Oil on canvas, 78 ¾ x 66 7/8 inches (200 x 170 cm) Collection of Casa Jesuita de San Ignacio, Parras, Coahuila
  • Antiphonal, Joseph Rubio, New Spain 18th-19th centuries Parchment, wood, leather-bound with bronze details 32 ½ x 18 x 3 ½ inches (82.5 x 46 x 9 cm) Franciscan Friars Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Oceanside, California