From Spaniard and Morisca, Albino

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From Spaniard and Morisca, Albino

c. 1760

Attributed to José de Alcíbar (Mexican, 1725/30–1803)

This work is part of a series of castas, paintings that show the intermingling of races in eighteenth-century colonial Mexico. The series is thought to have originally consisted of sixteen canvases; ten have thus far been identified. They are attributed to José de Alcíbar, a popular and prolific painter who worked in Mexico City. In addition to showing the growing mixed population of Mexico, such images often documented the wealth of the country’s resources and commerce, evinced in this picture by the rich fabrics that the family wears and the fine quality of the glassware.

Gallery 100, American Art, first floor (Buck Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

From Spaniard and Morisca, Albino

Date:

c. 1760

Artist:

Attributed to José de Alcíbar (Mexican, 1725/30–1803)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

31 × 39 3/4 inches (78.7 × 101 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of the nieces and nephews of Wright S. Ludington in his honor, 1980

Accession Number:

1980-139-2

Geography:

Made in Mexico, North and Central America

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