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Brazilian Silver: Catalogue Entries
Nuno Senos
Description: The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820
The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820
Brazilian Silver: Object Entries
Author
Nuno Senos
PublisherPhiladelphia Museum of Art
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2006 Philadelphia Museum of Art
Related print edition pages: pp.236-245
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00264.016
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21330
Chapter subject tags:Decorative arts, Spanish colonialSilverwork, ColonialDevotional objectsRelics
The Art of Silver in Colonial Brazil
Nuno Senos
Description: The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820
The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820
In ecclesiastical as well as affluent domestic contexts, silver was part of everyday life in Brazil from the early days of colonization. In her testament dated 1586, for example, Catarina Paraguassú left all her silver objects to the Benedictine monastery of Salvador. It is likely that, at this early date, a good part of Catarina’s silver was made in...
Author
Nuno Senos
PublisherPhiladelphia Museum of Art
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2006 Philadelphia Museum of Art
Related print edition pages: pp.230-235
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00264.015
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21329
Chapter subject tags:Decorative arts, Spanish colonialSilverwork, ColonialDevotional objects