El águila y la sibila
Subtitle: frescos indios de México
By: texto de Sergio Gruzinski ; fotografías de Gilles Mermet.
Contributors: Mermet, Gilles.
Publisher: M. Moleiro Editor
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Barcelona
Language: spa
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Mural painting and decoration, Mexican.; Christian art and symbolism -- Mexico.; Mural painting, and decoration, Colonial -- Mexico.; Indian painting -- Mexico.
Description: "Fascinating study about the frescos executed in Mexico by indigenous artists during Spain's domination, in particular those at Actopan, Ixmiquilpan, Texamachalco, and Puebla. Includes an additional section on Mexican convents. Text is beautifully complemented by excellent photographs. Examines the frescos as the meeting ground of different 'cosmovisions.' Within them, European and Amerindian mentalities collide in subtle visual metaphors of complex sensibility, often with fascinating results"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-193).
Translation of: Aigle et la sibylle.