I am not sure of where to list this catalog essay. It was not peer reviewed and it is not in a journal, but it is a scholarly piece and I was invited to submit it by a prestigious art firm on the basis of my scholarship. Sotheby’s asked me to write a scholarly treatment of a portrait of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma that I have been studying for my banknote research, when it was put up for auction. Arguably the most important piece of Mexican colonial art, the painting dates to the 1670s and was for many years the Moctezuma family’s own portrait of their revered ancestor. It fetched the highest auction price ever for a work of Latin American colonial art, nearly $1.7 million. A copy of the essay is attached. As you can see, it is very scholarly in its content. The material could be developed into a peer-reviewed publication. The essay is also posted at the link provided here; my description and analysis can be found by clicking on "Catalogue Notes & Provenience."
| Original language | English |
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| Volume | November |
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| State | Published - 2013 |
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