San Velazquez : The Prince Of Painters

The history of Latin American art is far reaching from the period before colonization up to the present time. As there is only limited space at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, this exhibition will only cover a portion of Latin American art history in gallery 184. The theme of this exhibition will focus on representations of indigenous figures from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century with the title "Latin American Art: The Representations of Indigenous Figures." The exhibition will include art from Mexico, and address how indigenous figures were represented as common Indians, Indians from the Conquest, and as noble Indians. In this essay, I am going to provide the layout of the exhibition, along with curatorial texts and information about

Tiziano Vecellio, better known as Titian, was the greatest Venetian artist of the sixteenth century, ultimately achieving global fame. He is famous above all for his incredible use of color and an amazing portraitist; his painterly method was highly influential well into the seventeenth century. Titian also was an important artist of the Italian Renaissance who painted works for Pope Paul III, King Philip II of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Titian developed as an artist in Venice as an apprentice in his teens. He was mentored by Sebastiano Zuccato, Giovanni Bellini, and Giorgione before adventuring out on his own. They were influential for his tonal style to painting and for his landscape smartness, which was impressive and reminiscent.

The Prince of Los Cocuyos certainly touches upon the topic of “Coming of Age”. Everyone experiences it at some point of his or her life. “Coming of Age” is the transition from one’s childhood to adulthood. While this transition is taking place, one gains more responsibility and privileges. It may affect a person both, physically and emotionally. Everyone experiences it differently. During this transition, you develop as a human being.

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most famous painters of all time. His style was post-impressionism. He was a Dutch man, born in an averaged sized town called Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. The reason he became an artist, and the thing that influenced him the most to become an artist was actually his mother. His mother was interested in nature, she did a lot of drawing and watercolors and that really influenced her son heavily and got him into art. When he was fifteen years old, his family was really struggling with their finances. Because of this, he was forced to get a job and help them provide. It ended up that his uncle owned an art dealership, so he got a job there.

Diego Rivera was born in December of 1886 and first began creating art and murals at the age of three after the death of his twin brother. Young Diego's parents caught him drawing on the walls of their home but rather than punish him for it they instead nurtured his growing creativity. They installed canvas and chalkboard on the walls and let Rivera create as he saw fit. Even in his early years Diego knew what he wanted to be. When Diego Rivera was 10, he attended San Carlos school of fine arts where he furthered his love for art. In 1907, Diego Rivera continued his education in Europe. He there also met a few others who later became famous artistic figures. For example, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Piet Mondrian. The world in which Diego

Antonio de Palomino y Velasco was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period in addition to being an art historian. Originally from Bujalance, Antonio Palomino later studied lessons in painting under a major seventeenth century artist in Juan de Valdes Leal during the 1670s. After he completed his studies of art at Cordoba University,

Juan de Pareja is a piece of art which rebels against the standard of art for the time and shows the inner thoughts and humanity of people, whether that be the subject, the artist, or the audience. An oil on canvas painting made in 1650 by the Spanish painter Velazquez, the piece depicts his enslaved assistant, Juan de Pareja. When an audience sees this painting, they are sure to be astounded by the true beauty and suffering withheld in the piece, taken aback by the wrath hidden within, and morose about the implications made of the society it was contained in.

Diego Rivera was born on December 8, 1886, in Guanajuato, Mexico. At the age of three years Rivera began drawing on his walls at home and his parents saw this and instead of punishing him for drawing on the walls they nurtured his creativity. Rivera made art that portrayed the lives of working class Mexican people. Rivera’s passion for art began from a young age. Around 10 old years he went on to study art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City where he received training modeled on conservative European academies. Later in his life he traveled to Europe to continue his art studies where he friended many famous artists such as Pablo Picasso. In Spain, Rivera studied the work of El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, and the Flemish masters

Diego Rivera born in 1886 in Guanajuato Mexico. At a young age had a passion for art. At the age of 20 years old was given a scholarship to study in Europe. He studied in Europe for 14 years he first started with Cubist style painting but then in Italy he found his medium. Rivera purpose was a way to express the complexities of the fragile political ground that was going on around the world plus show the struggles of the working class. He then returned back to Mexico to learn and understand the Mexican culture and the working class. He wanted his art frescos accessible to both the rich and poor. He wanted to show in his murals the working class and also how technology was important and how

Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter whose work was very influential to both Mexican and American cultures in the early twentieth century. Rivera was very passionate about his work and hoped to change the world one day with his creations. His work was rather expressive, showing his historical Mexican roots while also going along with the many revolutions and displaying radical views in his paintings. Rivera’s work is important to the history of art and to the societies of Mexico and America.

Painting in Spain during the 1500’s was being magnificently produced for patrons, churches, royalty, and private commissioners, which created an intrigue for artists in neighbouring countries. A Greek artists by the name of El Greco (Greek name: Domenikos Theotokopoulos) has been known to be titled as “the greatest Spanish painter of the era”, although he was not from Spanish heritage. He was born in Crete, Greece in 1567 and spent approximately half of his life traveling and apprenticing in Italy. El Greco had traveled to Rome, where he was influenced by the Florentine and Roman Mannerism techniques. As El Greco traveled through Italy he worked alongside the famous artist Titian in his studio in Venice. Other artists El Greco worked under include Tintoretto, Jacopo Bassano, and Veronese. El Greco’s exploration of art through Europe finally brought him to the most influential location of his career, Toledo in 1577. In this city, El Greco painted many of his most infamous art pieces of his career. El Greco was not originally from Spain, yet he was and is categorized as a Spanish painter. As El Greco gained knowledge of the arts during his travels, his subject matter evolved. El Greco was a man who was not afraid to push boundaries in his works or create additional components, which reflect him as the artist in his paintings. The discussion of how El Greco’s immigration from Crete to finally settling in Toledo was a crucial contributing factor in his artworks and will be

Michelangelo Merisi, known as “Caravaggio” was known for introducing realism and drama by using theatrical lighting and gesture to Italian Baroque art. Caravaggio’s paintings were focused on religious matter commissioned for the Catholic Church. Georges de la Tour was well known in his own time but then forgotten until well into the twentieth century. His work consisted mostly of candlelit subjects, and he commissioned paintings for royal aristocrats such as King Louis XIII and Henry II of Lorraine. George de la Tour is one of the most important examples of the many artists during the seventeenth century who were greatly influenced by the work of Caravaggio.

Las Meninas was Velázquez’s largest oeuvre measuring 3.21 m by 2.81 m (Umberger 96). Velázquez’s masterpiece is one that draws sharp criticism ranging from those who find this work as a complete piece with its pictorial features prominent in the artwork, to those who find it hard to interpret its content conclusively (Ancell 159-160; Snyder 542+; Steinberg 48; Bongiorni 88). Despite such disparities, Velázquez’s masterpiece was able to project a day in the life of the royal family while at the same time achieving his artistic ideal. This work explores this artwork in light of the royal family and personal gratification by Velázquez as a celebrated artist.

Veronese was a painter fond of the Mannerist style in the High Renaissance era. As he aged, art and religion were important aspects of Veronese's life. He fully embraced the traditions and regulations of his God and was even commissioned because of his talent and devotion to the church. While a teenager, many church officials in his area asked Veronese to paint important works of art in their churches. The Giustiniania family esteemed Veronese so highly that they wanted him to paint inside of their Roman Catholic

The artist of this painting was named Vincent van Gogh and he was born on the 30th of March in 1853. He was known to be a self-taught painter of the post-impressionist style. Post-impressionism was used to describe the development of French art since Manet. Vincent van Gogh artist style was to practice the uses of bright colors, distinctive brush strokes, thick application of paint, and unwavering subject matter about the realities of life in this masterpiece. Vincent van Gogh found his place in art and produced emotional and visually attractive paintings over the course of a career that lasted about a decade.