imagineros (sculptors)
- Scope note
- Sculptors in colonial Latin America who created religious figures, usually representations of Christ, the Virgin, saints and angels for altars, processions, nativity, and passion scenes. Imagineros worked with a variety of materials including stone, bone, ceramic and shell, but primarily with polychromed wood.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024