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El inicio de la aventura atlántica, desde el saber y conocimiento científico del Mediterráneo, en el nuevo número de la Revista digital de la Fundación El legado andalusí.

Long before the arrival of Hernn Corts, birds, serpents, the sun and moon, and human sacrifices figured prominently in the rituals and daily spiritual life of the inhabitants of todays Mexico. In the early sixteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries began arriving in the area of TenochtitlanMexico Cityto convert the native Mexica to Christianity. The priests met with limited success until 1531, the year Juan Diego, a poor Mexica, first encountered the vision of the Heavenly Lady, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.Guadalupe is a lavishly illustrated history of Mexico's religious...

GUÍA ICONOGRÁFICA DE LOS HÉROES Y DIOSES DE LA ANTIGÜEDAD tiene como objetivo ayudar a reconocer y comprender las numerosas imágenes que uno de los principales acervos culturales ha proporcionado a sus artistas desde la Antigüedad hasta nuestros días. Sus casi cuatrocientas entradas recogen no sólo a las principales deidades, criaturas y episodios que integran el ámbito de la mitología grecorromana, sino también a los grandes héroes y personajes que forjaron la historia y las leyendas del mundo clásico. Las voces exponen la tradición mitológica o histórica, otorgando especial...

Art historians praise American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) for painting bold abstract images that elude definition. They often celebrate his ability to create art that seems to be fluid and formless with shapes that are constantly emerging and dissolving. Their specific images -- mandalas, trellises, spirals, self-portraits -- emerged from the artist's psyche, giving form to ideas he could feel and sense but not put into words, but that speak of the great and powerful forces that drive the human mind. Francis painted these archetypal images throughout his career, but they dominated his art ...