Fashion in Spain and the new French clothing adopted with the chupa and the jacket as fundamental pieces
Fashion in Spain and the new French clothing adopted with the chupa and the jacket as fundamental pieces
A picture of caste in America representing the new visions of society in the Hispanic Monarchy
Still life around food, depicting Spanish costumbrismo in the 17th century
Representation of Hispanic culinary costumbrismo through visions of Mesoamerican cuisine
A recreational hunting scene at the Court, immortalised by Velázquez’s brush
Costumbrismo and social reality around begging in the 18th century, represented by Sasso
Representation of local customs through 18th century hunting scenes
Representation of a masked ball held, probably, at the Teatro del Príncipe in Madrid, painted by Luis Paret and Alcázar around 1767.
The image shows the layout of one of the twelve reverberatory furnaces for quicksilver metallurgy that were built in the Calle de Santa Ana of the Real de minas de Azogue de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción in New Spain. These furnaces were made on the outside of brick and lime, to resist water, and on the inside of brick and clay, to preserve the fire. The picture explains how they worked.
Anonymous Aztec standard-bearer figurine made ca. 1519 in volcanic stone, used during ceremonies. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.