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José de Alcíbar, or Alzíbar (1725/30 - 1803,
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) was a Mexican painter, of
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/ref> active from 1751 to 1801.


Biography

He may have been a student of José de Ibarra and is known to have worked in the studios of
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. He was one of the founding members of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in 1784, where he served as a professor and participated in activities there until his death. Most of his works were on religious themes, paintings for churches, or portraits of notable people. He was known to be active in all the cultural affairs of the city. Despite his success as a teacher, the creation of the Academy assured the arrival of painters trained in Spain, such as and , who would have a profound effect on the local styles. Among his religious works are the five
altarpiece An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting ...
s in the Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino, at the Hospital Real de Indios, which were completed in 1781. Five years later, he painted two canvases for
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s of the Galician Brothers, who had an altar in the chapel in the Convent of San Francisco en México. One of his best known works, ''La Adoración de los Reyes'' (1775), is preserved in the
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of the in
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.Museo Blaisten
/ref> Among his portraits may be noted that of the Viceroy,
Antonio María de Bucareli Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa (sometimes spelled ''Bucareli y Urzúa'') (January 21, 1717 in Seville, Spain – April 9, 1779 in Mexico City) was a Spanish military officer, governor of Cuba, and Viceroy of New Spain (1771–1779) during th ...
in the Templo de la Profesa and Bishop , currently at the .


Gallery

File:Alcíbar - Sor María Ignacia de la Sangre de Cristo.jpg, Sor (sister) María Ignacia de la Sangre de Cristo File:Alzibar - Sor Ma. Margarita Leonarda Josefa de San Luis Gonzaga.jpg, Sor María Margarita Leonarda Josefa de San Luis Gonzaga File:José de Alcibar - Portrait of María Anna Josefa Taking Vow - WGA00135.jpg, Sor María Anna Josefa File:José de Alcíbar, Madonna di Guadalupe.jpg, Virgen de Guadalupe


See also

*
Mexican art Various types of visual arts developed in the geographical area now known as Mexico. The development of these arts roughly follows the history of Mexico, divided into the prehispanic Mesoamerican era, the colonial period, with the period after ...


References


Further reading

*Robin, Alena: "La Pasión de Cristo según José de Alcíbar (Museo de Arte Sacro, Chihuahua, México)", ''Via Spiritus, Revista de História da Espiritualidade e do Sentimento Religioso'', 17, 2010, pgs. 197-228.


External links


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcibar, Jose de 18th-century births 1803 deaths Year of birth uncertain Mexican painters 18th-century Mexican painters 18th-century male artists Mexican male painters Mexican portrait painters Religious artists Religious painters