''Horizons'' ( es, Horizontes) is a 1913 oil painting by
Francisco Antonio Cano Cardona
Francisco Antonio Cano (November 24, 1865 - May 10, 1935) was a very recognized Colombian painter, sculptor, writer, and engraver from Antioquia, who is famous for his works in which he portrays the cultural identity of the country and region. ...
.
''Horizons'' shows the idealized migrant family and it portrays a ''
colono'' family –consisting of a husband, wife, and child– sitting on a bluff, surrounded by mountains. The three members of the family are often referred as a version of the
Holy family, with the woman dressed in colors like the
Virgin Mary, with a baby on her lap.
The gaze of the wife, child, and father are in the direction of the man's outstretched hand, which evokes Michelangelo's
Creation of Adam
Creation may refer to:
Religion
*''Creatio ex nihilo'', the concept that matter was created by God out of nothing
* Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it
* Creationism, the belief tha ...
, and that points toward an unseen horizon.
The painting is a part of the permanent collection of the
Museum of Antioquia
The Museum of Antioquia (''Museo de Antioquia'') is an art museum in Medellín, Colombia. It houses a large collection of works by Medellín native Fernando Botero and Pedro Nel Gómez.
It was the first museum established in Antioquia departmen ...
, located in
Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
, Colombia.
History
''Horizons'' was painted in Bogotá after the painter moved there from Medellín.
References
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1913 paintings