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18th Century Mexican CASTA Paintings and the Birth of Colourism

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Casta paintings illustrated the varying degrees of intermixture between colonial subjects, defining them for 18th century Spanish officials. A discovery in Leicester Museums and Galleries art store has lead to new research and an upcoming exhibition. Michael discusses. See more info below

18th Century Mexican CASTA Paintings and the Birth of Colourism
18th Century Mexican CASTA Paintings and the Birth of Colourism

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An introduction to Mexican "CASTA" paintings from the colonial era on display at the

Leicester Art Gallery. The paintings by anonymous ingenious artists represent racial mixing

hierarchies, depicting diverse familial combinations of Spaniards, Indigenous peoples, and

Africans. The paintings reflect colonial ideas about race, purity, and socio-economic status in

18th-century New Spain, ideas which spread throughout the Caribbean and the Americas.

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