MOA - Colonial Spanish Art Photos

The Museum of America in Madrid hosts a collection of objects associated with Spanish Colonialists. Some are racist in the way they classify native peoples.

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Museum of America features art of native cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Madrid, Spain.Spanish-rule era Ceramic bowl painted with bird from Guadalajara, Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Spanish-rule era Ceramic bowl painted with bird from Guadalajara, Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Racist official Mexican painting of New Spain defining the racial classification of mixed children depending on races of their fathers & mothers at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Museum of America (1943) features art of native cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Madrid, Spain. Architect: Luis Moya Blanco & Luis Martinez Feduchi.Spanish-rule era Ceramic bowl painted with bird (17thC) from Guadalajara, Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Spanish-rule era Ceramic bowl painted with bird (17thC) from Guadalajara, Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Racist official Mexican painting of New Spain defining the racial classification of mixed children depending on races of their fathers & mothers (18thC) at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Category 16 racist painting defining race of children of Indians & Apaches from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Category 13 racist painting defining race of children of Indians & Blacks from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Racist painting defining race of children of Spaniards & Indian Mestizos from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Main lady with her black slave framed by local fruits & trees by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Category 16 racist painting defining race of children of Indians & Apaches (18thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Category 13 racist painting defining race of children of Indians & Blacks (18thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Racist painting defining race of children of Spaniards & Indian Mestizos (18thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Main lady with her black slave framed by local fruits & trees (1783) by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Prostitute with flanked by still life of local fruits by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Indian in gala dress flanked by still life of local fruits by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Indian in gala attire flanked by still life of local fruits by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Viceroy Matías Galvez, colonial ruler of New Spain portrait by Ramón Torres from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Prostitute with flanked by still life of local fruits (1783) by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Indian in gala dress flanked by still life of local fruits (1783) by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Indian in gala attire flanked by still life of local fruits (1783) by Vincente Albán from Quito, Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Viceroy Matías Galvez, colonial ruler of New Spain portrait (1786) by Ramón Torres from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Portrait of Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz by Andrés de Islas of Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Replica of Tudela Codice showing drawing of native blood sacrifice written by Spanish colonizers but partly painted by Aztec artists at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Antique map of Spanish Cuba & the Antilles at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Painting of Seville, Spain, center of commerce for the New World attrib. Sánchez Coello at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Portrait of Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz (18thC) by Andrés de Islas of Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Replica of Tudela Codice showing drawing of native blood sacrifice (1533) written by Spanish colonizers but partly painted by Aztec artists at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Antique map (16thC) of Spanish Cuba & the Antilles at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Painting of Seville, Spain, center of commerce for the New World (end of 16thC) attrib. Sánchez Coello at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl (one of series) (last third 17thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl (one of series) (last third 17thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl (one of series) (last third 17thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Conquest of Mexico from Spanish viewpoint painting with mother of pearl (one of series) (last third 17thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Silver incense burner in shape of bird from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Brazier from Spain at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Carved dropfront desk with bookcase from Spain at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Virgin of the Apocalypse carving from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Silver incense burner in shape of bird (19thC) from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Brazier (17thC) from Spain at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Carved dropfront desk with bookcase from Spain at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Virgin of the Apocalypse carving (18thC) from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Virgin of Mongui painting from Colombia at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Annunciation painting by Alonso López de Herrera from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Nativity figures wood carvings from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Nativity Virgin wood carving from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Virgin of Mongui painting (17thC) from Colombia at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Annunciation painting (early 17thC) by Alonso López de Herrera from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Nativity figures wood carvings (18thC) from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Nativity Virgin wood carving (18thC) from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Nativity cow wood carving from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Crucifixion painting from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Archangel San Rafael painting from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.St Roch wood carving from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Nativity cow wood carving (18thC) from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Crucifixion painting (17th-18thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Archangel San Rafael painting (17thC) from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.St Roch wood carving (18thC) from Ecuador at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
St Rose of Lima ivory carving from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Portable altarpiece used by Spanish military officer from Colombia at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Bronze helmet of Spanish soldier at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Carved wooden stirrups from Chile at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
St Rose of Lima ivory carving (17thC) from Mexico at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Portable altarpiece used by Spanish military officer (17thC) from Colombia at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Bronze helmet of Spanish soldier (16thC) at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Carved wooden stirrups (18th-19thC) from Chile at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Silver woman's stirrups from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Silver alloy stirrups from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Gaucho spurs from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Pehuenches Indian leather sombrero from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Silver woman's stirrups (18thC) from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Silver alloy stirrups from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Gaucho spurs (19thC) from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Pehuenches Indian leather sombrero (18thC) from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Silver & gourd mate drinking vessel from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Black culture carnival costume from Oruro, Bolivia at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Ethnic culture carnival costume from Guatemala at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Silver & gourd mate drinking vessel (19thC) from Argentina at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Black culture carnival costume (20thC) from Oruro, Bolivia at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Ethnic culture carnival costume (20thC) from Guatemala at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.

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