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Pearls for the crown : art, nature, and race in the age of Spanish expansion / Mónica Domínguez Torres.

"In the age of European expansion, pearls became potent symbols of imperial supremacy. Pearls for the Crown demonstrates how European art legitimated racialized hierarchies and inequitable notions about humanity and nature that still hold sway today. When Christopher Columbus encountered pristi...

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Main Author: Domínguez Torres, Mónica (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Pearl industry and trade > Caribbean Area > History > 16th century.
Pearl industry and trade > Caribbean Area > History > 17th century.
Pearls > Political aspects > History.
Art, Spanish > Themes, motives.
Art, European > Themes, motives.
Pearl art objects > Spain.
Pearl art objects > Europe.
Spain > Colonies > History > 16th century.
Spain > Colonies > History > 17th century.
Perles > Industrie > Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Perles > Industrie > Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Perles > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Art espagnol > Thèmes, motifs.
Art européen > Thèmes, motifs.
Espagne > Colonies > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Espagne > Colonies > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Pearls as imperial gems
  • 1. Signs of divine power : pearls and the immaculate conception in Hapsburg Spain
  • 2. Mastering nature : pearls, natural history, and artistic practice in the early modern Spanish world
  • 3. Contested stories of wealth : the island of pearls in "New World" chronicles
  • 4. A pearl for the Grand Duke : images of Native American pearl divers in Medici Florence
  • 5. Pearl and ebony treasures : precious collectibles at the court of Augustus the Strong
  • Epilogue: Pearls, divers, and the order of nature.

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