Vicente Albán Explained

Vicente Albán
Birth Date:1725
Birth Place:Quito, Ecuador, Viceroyalty if New Gramada
Death Date:Unknown
Occupation:Painter

Vincente Albán (1725 in Quito, Ecuador - Unknown) was an Ecuadorian painter, member of the Quiteña School, noted for his idealized paintings of indigenous (Yumbo people) and Latin American-born people in their native outfits.[1] [2] These paintings display a variety of social classes and information on the clothing of the time.[3] Exploring Latin American identity, his work was commissioned by José Celestino Mutis, who wanted to bring local flora into the mind of the country.[4] The paintings were created via an oil on canvas technique. Paintings of this era such as this were often used as a method of showing American territory and the resources it provides. People shown in Albáns work were shown wearing gold and silver to demonstrate the continents wealth.[5]

Paintings and local fauna featured

Notable Exhibits

References

  1. Web site: Latin American art - Latin American art on the eve of independence. Encyclopedia Britannica. en. 2019-10-01.
  2. Web site: Vicente Albán retrató la etnicidad del siglo XVIII. El Comercio. 2019-10-01.
  3. Web site: Vicente Albán, integrante de la escuela de Quito, gran representante de la ilustración del siglo XVIII. Vicente Albán, integrante de la escuela de Quito, gran representante de la ilustración del siglo XVIII. 2019-10-01.
  4. Web site: Sociedad, flora y frutos en el Quito colonial. Vicente Albán. pueblosoriginarios.com. 2019-10-01.
  5. Web site: Obras de Vicente Albán se despiden con una vista especializada en el Museo Nacional (MuNa) – Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio. www.culturaypatrimonio.gob.ec. 2019-10-01.
  6. Web site: Cuadros de Vicente Albán llegan a Ecuador luego de dos siglos. mundo. El Telégrafo-Noticias del Ecuador y del. 2018-05-10. El Telégrafo - Noticias del Ecuador y del mundo. es-es. 2019-10-01.
  7. Web site: Los cuadros del artista Vicente Albán son huéspedes de la capital. El Comercio. 2019-10-01.

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