The construction of cultural identities in Ecuador: the Baroque Quito revised by the nineteenth -century artists

Within the general topic on the construction of national identities in the Latin American world during the nineteenth century, this project is part of the management of cultural imaginary by addressing - through Ecuadorian painting, that is, the image - aspects on the diverse and sometimes contradictory configuration of these new nations. It is, then, a timely iconological study of the world of construction of visual narratives in nineteenth-century Ecuador (1845-1920) inherent in the constitution of national identities, this particular case has to do with the recovery and assess Points of reflection and projection of Ecuadorian nationality. This is the study of the image shots, or the power game behind the images without entering an aesthetic assessment but rather semantic. For this, the theme of art education - the constitution of schools and high schools and promotion of certain images during these years and the models used in the first training of artists and artisans will be addressed with special interest; The incipient public and private collecting that reflects an interest rate in the preservation and promotion of certain historical moments by some mountain landowners; As well as a look towards the exhibitions, especially international, where we can observe the behavior of the power sectors in the construction of an image abroad its borders.

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