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== Colonial Era ==

== Colonial Era ==

 

[[Image:Ayala La familia del Valle a los pies de la Virgen de Loreto.jpg|thumb|Virgen de Loreto by Josep Antonio de Ayala]]

[[Image:Ayala La familia del Valle a los pies de la Virgen de Loreto.jpg|thumb|Virgen de Loreto by Josep Antonio de Ayala, 1769.]]

The [[Baroque]] style was developed also in [[New Spain]] in its Colonial era; although, it incorporated Indian decorative motifs. Religious paintings intended for churches and portraits of aristocrats were the current subject in this Colonial era. From the XVI to the XVIII Century, Mexican painting played an important didactic role; ''Because the colonists wanted to make a good impression, some of New Spain's finest artists were hired to paint casta cycles.'' [http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/features/ramirez/ramirez12-02-96.asp] [[Miguel Cabrera]] (1695 - 1768), [[Cristóbal de Villalpando]] (ca. 1649 - 1714) and [[Juan Correa]] (1646 - 1716) are the best-known painters of New Spain. Baltasar Echave Rioja, Luis Juárez, his son José Juárez and [[José de Ibarra]] are also remarkable painters.

The [[Baroque]] style was developed also in [[New Spain]] in its Colonial era; although, it incorporated Indian decorative motifs. Religious paintings intended for churches and portraits of aristocrats were the current subject in this Colonial era. From the XVI to the XVIII Century, Mexican painting played an important didactic role; ''Because the colonists wanted to make a good impression, some of New Spain's finest artists were hired to paint casta cycles.'' [http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/features/ramirez/ramirez12-02-96.asp] [[Miguel Cabrera]] (1695 - 1768), [[Cristóbal de Villalpando]] (ca. 1649 - 1714) and [[Juan Correa]] (1646 - 1716) are the best-known painters of New Spain. Baltasar Echave Rioja, Luis Juárez, his son José Juárez and [[José de Ibarra]] are also remarkable painters.