HISTART 88 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Catholic Monarchs, Juan Cordero, Juana Inés De La Cruz
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History of art 88 lecture 16 independence and history painting in the 19th century. Simon bolivar the liberator : the president of gran columbia (the area of the viceroyalty of new. Grenada, basically half of the continent of south america: born to a wealthy creole family, widely traveled, jose gil de castro, portrait of simon bolivar, 1818, gil de castro, portrait of bolivar in bogota, 1830s. 1810: venezuela declares independence from spain and bolivar rises as a leader in the opposition. Jose gil de castro"s portraits feel new, secular, and not influenced by spanish tradition. Miguel cabrera, portrait of sor juana ines de la cruz, 1750 vs. juan de. Miranda"s sor juana ines de la cruz, 1680: conventions of portraiture: surroundings (books and studying indicative of learning and intellectual prowess as well as her profession and role as a writer), the faithful book, her robes. Fewer paintings of saints and angels as we move into the 19th c.
