Object and apparition : envisioning the Christian divine in the colonial Andes

270 Pages·2013·5.346 MB·English

by  Stanfield-Mazzi, Maya Selama

Object and Apparition

Object and Apparition
Envisioning the
Christian Divine in the
Colonial Andes
Maya Stanfield- Mazzi
tucson
The University of Arizona Press
© 2013 The Arizona Board of Regents
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Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
Stanfi eld- Mazzi, Maya Selama, 1972–
Object and apparition : envisioning the Christian divine in the colonial Andes /
Maya Stanfi eld-M azzi.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978- 0- 8165- 3031- 1 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Christian art and symbolism— Andes Region— Modern period, 1500– 2. Art,
Andean. 3. Art, Colonial— Andes Region. 4. Christianity and art— Andes Region—
Catholic Church. I. Title.
N7930.S73 2013
704.9'482098—dc23
2013011209
Publication of this book is made possible in part by a subvention from the University
of Florida’s College of Fine Arts.
Manufactured in the United States of America on acid- free, archival- quality paper
containing a minimum of 30% post- consumer waste and pro cessed chlorine free.
18 17 16 15 14 13 6 5 4 3 2 1
For Manuel

Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Ac know ledg ments xiii
Introduction 1
1. Dissolution and Reconfi guration 9
Part I: The Christian Divine in Three Dimensions
2. Early Christianity in the Altiplano 35
3. Prodigious Statues in Pomata and Beyond 59
4. Christian Beginnings in the Inca Capital 84
5. Christ of the Earthquakes 97
Part II: The Christian Divine in Two Dimensions
6. Miracle Paintings 119
7. Statue Paintings 137
Epilogue 177
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Notes 185
Bibliography 221
Index 235
Illustrations
1.1. Anonymous, male fi gurine 15
1.2. Guaman Poma, Nobienbre, Aia Marcai Quilla 17
1.3. Guaman Poma, Capítvlo de los Ídolos, Vaca Billca Incap 19
1.4. Guaman Poma, Apostol S. Bartolome 24
1.5. Guaman Poma, Conquista Milagro de Santa María 26
1.6. Guaman Poma, Conquista Milagro del Señor Santiago 27
1.7. Circle of Felipe Vigarny, Virgin of the Assumption 30
2.1. The Sacred Rock 37
2.2. Anonymous, female fi gurine 40
2.3. Anonymous, tapestry cover with cross 46
2.4. Anonymous, collcapata tunic 47
3.1. Anonymous, Mysteries of the Rosary 64
3.2. Guaman Poma, Santa María de la Reina 66
3.3. Anonymous, Virgin of the Rosary of Pomata, detail 68
3.4. Balduque, Virgin and Child 70
3.5. Balduque, Virgin of the Rosary 71
3.6. Tito Yupanqui and Vargas, Virgin of Copacabana 73
3.7. Anonymous, Miracle of the Virgin of Pomata on Dec. 20, 1619 80
3.8. Virgin of the Rosary of Pomata on the main altar 82
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