Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and hunting scene


Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and hunting scene. Circle of the González Family. c. 1697–1701 C.E. Tempera and resin on wood, shell inlay.
  • SCREEN WITH A SIEGE OF BELGRADE AND HUNTING SCENE (BROOKLYN BIOMBO)
  • FOLDING SCREEN FROM MEXICO; 1700; COMPLICATED; INSPIRED BY JAPANESE BIOMBOS; MEXICO PART OF VICEROYALTY OF NEW SPAIN; SPAIN CONTROLLED PHILIPPINES, BROUGHT JAPANESE INFLUENCE FROM TRADE; LACQUERWARE BOXES, IVORY GOODS
  • DECORATIVE FLORAL ELEMENTS FRAME PIECE; OWNED BY VICEROY JOSE SARMIENTO DE VALLADARES; HUGE SILVER MINING INDUSTRY, TOBACCO; BATTLE SCENE; HALF OF IT IN MEXICO CITY; CHAOTIC SCENE BETWEEN TURKS, SPANIARDS, OTHER EMPIRES.
  • CONTEMPORARY; BATTLE OF BELGRADE; DELICATE, THIN PAINTING; SHELL INLAY/ENCRUSTED; OIL AND PEARL; MAKES THINGS SHINE (METAL HELMETS); FLORAL MOTIFS; POLITICAL USE TO REPRESENT HIS POWER TO GUESTS; PLACED IN HIS WAITING ROOM
  • OTHER SIDE MORE RELAXED, DECORATIVE; HUNTING/LANDSCAPE SCENE; BOTANICAL MOTIF, BLOSSOMS
  • EUROPEAN/RENAISSANCE/CLASSICAL INFLUENCE; YOU FORGET IT’S FROM THE NEW WORLD
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