{"product_id":"sculpting-quito-religious-art-across-domestic-spaces-hardback-9781477333686","title":"Sculpting Quito; Religious Art Across Domestic Spaces (Hardback) 9781477333686","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSculpting Quito\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReligious Art Across Domestic Spaces\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeslie E. Todd (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477333686, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 51 b\u0026amp;w illus., 13 color illus., 1 table\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Through an exhaustive analysis of inventories, wills, and artist contracts, in concert with the objects themselves, Leslie Todd has written a meticulously researched book containing a wealth of new and exciting insights into the world of colonial Ecuadorian sculpture. She brilliantly situates this sculptural tradition within the aesthetic and socioracial landscape of eighteenth-century Quito, transporting us to the workshops and homes of artists and patrons to understand their roles in the co-creation of an iconic sculptural tradition.\" - Ananda Cohen-Aponte, Cornell University, author of \u003ci\u003eHeaven, Hell, and Everything in Between: Murals of the Colonial Andes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Drawing on notarial records such as wills and dowries, Leslie Todd explores how patrons perceived, displayed, and discussed sculptures within private settings in late eighteenth-century Quito. The author develops a compelling argument regarding buen gusto and refinement, as well as the 'fracturing' of sculpture from its Indigenous creators. By addressing the power imbalances inherent in the relationship between Indigenous artisans and patrons, Todd's research contributes to the growing body of literature on race and ethnicity in colonial art history.\" - Carmen Fernández-Salvador, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, author of \u003ci\u003eEncuentros y Desencuentros con la frontera imperial: La iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús de Quito y el Amazonas (siglo XVII)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA study of domestic religious sculptures in Quito.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e During the eighteenth century, the colonial capital of Quito established itself as a prolific producer of wooden polychrome sculpture. With large glass eyes, smooth shiny surfaces, and minute attention to detail, the sculptures possessed an artistic refinement that enchanted contemporaries. While these objects depicted Christian sacred personages, they were not always sequestered in churches and shrines. They filled domestic spaces, becoming signifiers not only of holiness but also of a distinctive Quitenian culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Devotional sculpture was, on its face, an aesthetic reifiction of the colonial project, commissioned by creole elites. However, drawing on published accounts and archival evidence, including wills and dowries, Leslie Todd shows that sculpture was diffused across society, contributing to a complex localized identity. As makers, viewers, and owners of sculpture, QuiteÑos of Indigenous and mixed heritage and varying socioeconomic backgrounds took active roles in creating the city’s visual culture. In doing so, Todd argues, they simultaneously underscored and challenged colonial class and power systems, investing a European form with styles that revealed and reinforced specifically Spanish American subjectivity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. The Colonizing Object \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. The Art Form \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. The Bien Mueble \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. The Imagen de Bulto \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Epilogue \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Glossary of Terms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591022113048,"sku":"9781477333686","price":34.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sculpting-quito-religious-art-across-domestic-spaces-hardback-9781477333686","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}