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Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico (Updated Edition) by Ms Ilona Katzew Paperback, 252 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-300-10971-7 / 0300109717 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-10971-9 / 9780300109719 The first in-depth study of a mesmerizing and colorful art from colonial Mexico The pictorial genre known as casta painting is one of the most compelling forms of artistic expression from colonial Mexico. Created as sets of consecutive images, the works portray racial mixing among the main groups th |