Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Tara Zanardi
Second Advisor
Maria Loh
Academic Program Adviser
Maria Antonella Pelizarri
Abstract
Statue paintings created in the colonial Andes are extraordinary artworks infused with elements that represent local beliefs and rituals. This study investigates this tradition through The Met’s Our Lady of Cocharcas to reveal the stunning complexity of religious visual art produced during the late colonial period.
Recommended Citation
Chabot, Evelin M., "Performance, Ritual, and Procession: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Our Lady of Cocharcas" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/576