CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – This spring, the Harvard Art Museums invite visitors to discover a more expanded story of American art through an unparalleled collection of Spanish colonial paintings. From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire presents 26 works from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation — the premier U.S. private collection of 17th- to 19th-century paintings from South America and the Caribbean — together with works from the Harvard Art Museums and other Harvard University collections. The presentation marks the museums’ first-ever exhibition combining religious and secular art of the Spanish Americas. It will be on display March 3 through July 30 in the museums’ special exhibitions gallery on Level 3. All in-gallery materials will be presented bilingually, in Spanish and English.