Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Cynthia Hahn
Second Advisor
Tara Zanardi
Academic Program Adviser
Lynda Klich
Abstract
Hemispheres of Faith reattributes a carved ivory rosary bead in the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Quito School in 18th-century Ecuador. Through examining the trade history of the Manila Galleons, material analysis, and iconographic study, Hemispheres of Faith challenges the bead's European origins and reveals the object as a product of global exchange, devotional practice, and colonial artistic collaboration within the Spanish Empire.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Mary M., "Hemispheres of Faith: Mapping the Global Journey of an Ivory Rosary Bead at the Metropolitan Museum of Art" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1412
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