The Mood Room · Nicolás De Enríquez De Vargas
Nicolás De Enríquez De Vargas Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Nicolás De Enríquez De Vargas
early life and training nicolás de enríquez de vargas, a novohispanic painter from mexico, was born in 1704. his early life is not well-documented, but it is known that he was a student of juan rodríguez juárez, a prominent artist of the time. artistic career and notable works enríquez's artistic career began to take shape in 1722, with his work gaining recognition in 1728 when he, along with josé de ibarra, supported the foundation of
the academia de pintores (painters academy) in new spain. this institution would later become the real academia de san carlos. one of enríquez's most notable works is the baptism of christ, a painting he created in 1773 for the private devotional use of juan bautista echeverría, a spanish-born merchant. this piece, now part of the metropolitan museum of art (new york, united states of america) collection, showcases enríquez's attention…
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mood
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