Since the arrival of the Society of Jesus to the Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1572, the order spread the devotion to Father Ignatius. The annua letters of the Province of Mexico at the end of the 16th century and beginning of the 17th century narrate the miracles of the founder of the order, many…
What impact did the objects of artistic value that were transported from Europe to America, or from Italy to Spain, have on the local art scenes where they arrived? How were they exhibited, and did they influence local artists?
In this first blog entry, we offer an introduction to the main ideas one must be familiar with in order to approach the principal object of study of the ProJesArt Project: Jesuit provincial procurators and their involvement with material and artistic culture in the Early Modern Age.