Arte-Ciencia. ¿Expresión o instrumento?

Abstract

Although Art and Science are generally conceived as different study fields, they have traditionally followed parallel paths. The link established between both activities has lasted until nowadays and has been expressed by different means. Throughout the 18th century, the European scientific expeditions used this relationship to capture the overseas fauna and flora. This fact contributed to the development of different painting techniques as well as to the transmission of American images. The painting of the Quadro de Historia Natural, Civil y Geografica del Reyno del Peru, like other paintings produced in the same years, was in charge of the diffusion of the drawings made by the members of the different expeditions.