Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors
This paper discusses the activity of gilders in two major artistic centers of the north of the Virreinato del Perú during the 17th century: Santafé (Bogotá, Colombia) and Quito. The presence of gilders was essential for the completion of the perfect finishing of the pieces made by sculptors, painter...
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doaj-9b033251501346138425488736aca1422020-11-24T20:48:23ZengUniversidad Nacional de Colombia, sede MedellínHistoria y Sociedad0121-84172357-47202018-07-0135139 16910.15446/hys.n35.70357Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and TrustorsÁngel Justo Estebaranz0Laura Liliana Vargas Murcia1Universidad de SevillaUniversidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Bogotá)This paper discusses the activity of gilders in two major artistic centers of the north of the Virreinato del Perú during the 17th century: Santafé (Bogotá, Colombia) and Quito. The presence of gilders was essential for the completion of the perfect finishing of the pieces made by sculptors, painters, carpenters and carvers. Despite the fact that there was not a gilder guild neither in the Audiencia de Santafé nor in the Audiencia de Quito in that century, gilding was a constant, appreciated, valued and well-paid activity. In this article, we study references about gilders that have appeared on secondary sources as well as unpublished contracts from Colombian and Ecuadorian archives that allow us to discover some unknown artists to date. Our main contributions refer to the gilders working in these Audiencias during the 17th century, the artworks’ prices, the duration of the gilding work, the conditions agreed in the contracts between the master and his assistants, the gilding furnishing pieces mentioned in the notarial documents, and, finally, the participation of the gilders in many others artistic labours.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/hisysoc/article/view/70357gildersgildingSantaféQuito17th century; viceregal art17th centuryviceregal artArt Historyhistory of artLatin American and Caribbean HistoryEarly Modern HistoryEcuadorian historyColombian historyColonial Latin American Art- Mexico and PeruHistoria Colonial Nuevo Reino de GranadaColonial Latin American ArtArte Colonial NeogranadinoHistoriografía del arte colonial quiteñoArquitectura conventual del siglo XVIarquitectura conventualconvent architectureArte Colonial Quiteñodoradordorado |
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Ángel Justo Estebaranz Laura Liliana Vargas Murcia Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors Historia y Sociedad gilders gilding Santafé Quito 17th century; viceregal art 17th century viceregal art Art History history of art Latin American and Caribbean History Early Modern History Ecuadorian history Colombian history Colonial Latin American Art- Mexico and Peru Historia Colonial Nuevo Reino de Granada Colonial Latin American Art Arte Colonial Neogranadino Historiografía del arte colonial quiteño Arquitectura conventual del siglo XVI arquitectura conventual convent architecture Arte Colonial Quiteño dorador dorado |
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Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors |
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Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors |
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Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors |
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Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors |
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Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors |
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gilders in santafé (bogotá) and quito in the 17th century: makers, works and trustors |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín |
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Historia y Sociedad |
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This paper discusses the activity of gilders in two major artistic centers of the north of the Virreinato del Perú during the 17th century: Santafé (Bogotá, Colombia) and Quito. The presence of gilders was essential for the completion of the perfect finishing of the pieces made by sculptors, painters, carpenters and carvers. Despite the fact that there was not a gilder guild neither in the Audiencia de Santafé nor in the Audiencia de Quito in that century, gilding was a constant, appreciated, valued and well-paid activity. In this article, we study references about gilders that have appeared on secondary sources as well as unpublished contracts from Colombian and Ecuadorian archives that allow us to discover some unknown artists to date. Our main contributions refer to the gilders working in these Audiencias during the 17th century, the artworks’ prices, the duration of the gilding work, the conditions agreed in the contracts between the master and his assistants, the gilding furnishing pieces mentioned in the notarial documents, and, finally, the participation of the gilders in many others artistic labours. |
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gilders gilding Santafé Quito 17th century; viceregal art 17th century viceregal art Art History history of art Latin American and Caribbean History Early Modern History Ecuadorian history Colombian history Colonial Latin American Art- Mexico and Peru Historia Colonial Nuevo Reino de Granada Colonial Latin American Art Arte Colonial Neogranadino Historiografía del arte colonial quiteño Arquitectura conventual del siglo XVI arquitectura conventual convent architecture Arte Colonial Quiteño dorador dorado |
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