Nicolás Enríquez

Nicolás Enríquez de Vargas (1704-1790) was a novohispanic painter. He was student of Juan Rodríguez Juárez.

Biography

We only have information of Enríquez from 1722.[1] In 1728 along with José de Ibarra supports the foundation of the Academia de Pintores (Painters Academy) in New Spain, which was the precedent of the Real Academia de San Carlos.[2] The most of his work remains in Guadalajara.[1]

Works

  • Matanza de los Santos Inocentes, 1737, Museo Soumaya.
  • Retrato de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Philadelphia Art Institute.
  • The Apparition of the Virgin of El Pilar to St. James, oil on copper, 56.5 × 41.9 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1773
    The Apparition of the Virgin of El Pilar to St. James, oil on copper, 56.5 × 41.9 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1773
  • La Visitación y el Nacimiento de la Virgen, 1746, oil on copper, 106 x 84 cm.
    La Visitación y el Nacimiento de la Virgen, 1746, oil on copper, 106 x 84 cm.

References

  1. ^ a b Tovar y de Teresa, Guillermo (1995). Grupo Financiero Bancomer (ed.). Repertory of artists in Mexico vol. I. Fundación Cultural Bancomer. p. 368. ISBN 968625854X.
  2. ^ Moyssén, X. (1965). La primera academia de pintura en México. Anales Del Instituto De Investigaciones EstéTicas, 9 (34), pp. 15-29. Consultado de http://www.analesiie.unam.mx/index.php/analesiie/article/view/799


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