Painting is one of the most ancient arts in Mexico. It is said that the oldest paint in America was found in a cave in Baja California. Aztecs and Mayans, painted on the walls of their temples and tombs. In Mayan culture one may find interesting paintings in Bonampak frescoes. The Baroque style was developed also in New Spain in its Colonial era; although, it incorporated Indian decorative motifs. Religious paintings intended for churches and portraits of aristocrats were the current subject in this Colonial era. From the XVI to the XVIII Century, Mexican painting played an important didactic role. Different European Schools during XIX and XX Century, had influence in Mexican painters. The Mexican Modernist School (and muralists) abandoned the solemn and detached art of Europe and instead embraced bold New World imagery full of color and human activity. [1]
Some of the most important painters of the New Spain are:
Some of the most important Mexican painters are:
La Pascua de Maria Juan Correa
Los desposorios de José y Asenet Cristóbal de Villalpando
Virgen María y Jesús con santos Miguel Cabrera
La Virgen del Apocalipsis Miguel Cabrera
Maximilian I and Carlota Santiago Rebull
Mural de Hidalgo Jose Clemente Orozco
Presencia de America Latina Jorge Gonzalez Camarena.
Adiós mí general Leonora Carrington
Retrato de Don Diego de Mesa con perro Juan Soriano
Valley of Mexico by José María Velasco.
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