CultureSpanish Colonial
Titles
- Biombo with Views of Mexico City (Left Screen)
- from Biombo with Views of Mexico City
Date18th century
Place depictedMexico City, Mexico, North America
MediumSix-panel folding screen; oil on red maki-e lacquer on panel, with gilt wood mounts and linen backing
DimensionsOpen: 67 × 150 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (170.2 × 382.9 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number2021.537.A
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
211 Hamill Gallery
On view
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Department
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Exhibition History"Discovering Viceregal Latin American Treasures," Colnaghi Gallery, New York, July 2–September 10, 2021
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