ca. 1730-40
Town Mexico City,
Central&North America
Central&North America
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Print
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Author of the objectJuan Antonio VizarrГіn y Eguiarreta
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut printed on pink silk with a red border
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SizeSheet: 30 1/8 Г— 23 in. (76.5 Г— 58.4 cm) Mount: 31 3/4 Г— 23 3/4 in. (80.7 Г— 60.3 cm)
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Geography detailsPublished in
Town Mexico City,
Central&North America -
Country today
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Dateca. 1730-40
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Broadside in honor of Juan Antonio Vizarrón y Eguiarreta (1682-1747), Archbishop of Mexico (r. 1730-1747) and 38th Viceroy of New Spain (r. 1734-1740). His coat of arms appears in the upper centre left those in the upper centre right belong of the Archbishopric of Mexico. Central panel set within a frame of repeating motifs comprising heads in a half circular frame, on the outer edge another decorative printed frame comprising a small child in repeating lunettes. Within the border are other motifs (vase and basket) printed in gold.
