Art and vision in the Inca empire : Andeans and Europeans at Cajamarca /

Art and vision in the Inca empire : Andeans and Europeans at Cajamarca /

"In 1500 CE, the Inca empire covered most of South America's Andean region. The empire's leaders first met Europeans on November 15, 1532, when a large Inca army confronted Francisco Pizarro's band of adventurers in the highland Andean valley of Cajamarca, Peru. At few other time...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herring, Adam, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Inca art.
Art and society > Andes Region > History > 16th century.
Art > Political aspects > Andes Region > History > 16th century.
Art > Psychology.
Cajamarca, Battle of, Cajamarca, Peru, 1532.
Online Access:Cover image
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Llamas and the logic of the gaze
  • 2. Under Atawallpa's eyes
  • 3. Chessboard landscape
  • 4. Quri: a place in the sun
  • Conclusion: fount of beauty.