Often overlooked religious works shine

Oct 11th, 2009 | By | Category: Visual Arts
Almost 20 years later, "Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries" still reigns as the San Antonio Museum of Art's all-time box office champ. But that show was about Mexico, says director Marion Oettinger. A new exhibition that explores the artistic legacy of Franciscan and Jesuit mission churches in what is now Northern Mexico and the American Southwest.
  Exhibit includes several rare works