Traveling with Cortes and Pizarro

Discovering Fine Pre-Columbian Art

Hugh Thomson author Stuart Handler author Joanne Stuhr author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Five Continents Editions

Published:11th Sep '18

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Traveling with Cortes and Pizarro cover

A Pre-Columbian art lover and noted curator journey into a fine art collection, describing the rich cultural context and artistic merits of each work. Along with 150 full-colour glossy illustrations of the terracotta, earthenware, stone, silver and copper objects, the acclaimed author, explorer and filmmaker Hugh Thomson gives a detailed, exciting narrative, based upon extensive research, of the role art played in the conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés and of Peru by Francisco Pizarro. It is rare that a collector takes such a personal, descriptive part in publishing his treasure trove, but in this lavishly illustrated book, Stuart Handler describes why he gathered Pre-Columbian art, what attracted him to the individual pieces, and, from his forty-five years of building art collections in various media and genres, what artistic attributes make these objects outstanding works of art.

ISBN: 9788874398089

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400 pages