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Members' Access: Faith and Fortune

View of the Plaza and Cathedral of Mexico as it was the Year of 1796

Ignacio López Aguado. View of the Plaza and Cathedral of Mexico as it was the Year of 1796 (after José Joaquín Fabregat, Vista de la Plaza de México, 1797), 1810. Paper and dark blue sateen mounted on wood and glass, Unframed 32 x 42 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Transferred from Department of Iconography to Museum Department, 1977.

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Members' Access: Faith and Fortune

Wednesday, June 8 - Friday, June 10
Art Gallery of Ontario

Immerse yourself in more than 200 sumptuous and inspiring works of art from Latin America, the Philippines and Spain, made between 1492 and 1898. Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire allows you to study critically the mechanics of colonization by examining the visual culture of the Spanish Empire.

Members always see it first! Simply show your digital Membership card to enter the Gallery and at the exhibition entrance to see the show.

  • Wednesday, June 8, 10:30 am - 9 pm
  • Thursday, June 9, 10:30 am - 5 pm
  • Friday, June 10, 10:30 am - 9 pm
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