Abstract:This essay analyzes the decorative program of Quito's Jesuit church—better known as the church of La Compañía—and the meanings of the different reflective materials that adorned it in the eighteenth century, in particular, gilded surfaces and mirrors. Paying special attention to these elements, this essay demonstrates that reflective surfaces helped shape colonial religious experience. Based on colonial sources, this essay reconstructs the wealth of La Compañía's interior, which changed significantly after the… Show more
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