Unknown artist [Peruvian], Mestizo and Mestiza, Mestizo, c. 1770 new world orders: casta painting and colonial latin america at the americas society by Yasmin Ramirez W alter Benjamin's dictum that ...

Social rank was based on a European standard. That standard was racial -- LACMA’s show is titled “Inventing Race: Casta Painting in 18th Century Mexico” -- but it was also religious.

In all casta series, the couples consist of men and women from the three main ethnicities living in New Spain: white, Indian and black. Those represented are types, not specific individuals.

Casta paintings aren’t some simple eugenics chart. They often show full-blown environments: sumptuous clothing, piles of fertile fruits and some of the most attractive humans depicted in art.

Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot about race and identity – both then and now. Cath Pound explores the details hidden in the "Casta" paintings of Latin America.

French actor Laetitia Casta will be feted by Locarno Film Festival with its 2021 Excellence Award Davide Campari, which pays tribute to film personalities who have left their personal stamp on ...

What’s more, Casta and Garrel both have a fashion pedigree. As a former Victoria’s Secret Angel and muse for designers like Yves Saint Laurent, Casta was one of the ’90s most recognized ...