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Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz

1713-1770 Mexico/Baroque

 

Brief Biography-Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz, born in San Miguel de Allende, was renowned as a painter of Casta. He collaborated with Miguel Cabrera, the founder of the Academy of Painting in Mexico City, of which he became a member. There is significant evidence of a Flemish influence in his works.

 

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casta painting

casta painting

christ consoled by
the angels

christ consoled by the angels

dona maria tomasa
duran lopez

dona maria tomasa duran lopez de cardenas

plaza mayor
of mexico

plaza mayor of mexico


painting framed

painting framed

the heart
of mary

the heart of mary

saint luis
gonzaga

saint luis gonzaga

viceroy agustin
de ahumada

viceroy agustin de ahumada

of spanish and
morisca albino

of spanish and morisca albino