Artist
Miguel Cabrera
New Spain, 1695–1768
Miguel Cabrera was a New Spain Rococo painting artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Brooklyn Museum. Miguel Cabrera was born in Oaxaca de Juárez.
Miguel Mateo Maldonado y Cabrera (1695 – May 16, 1768) was a Mexican painter of the late Baroque in New Spain. During his lifetime, he was recognized as the greatest painter in the viceroyalty. He created religious and secular art for the Catholic Church and wealthy patrons.
His casta paintings, depicting interracial marriage among Amerindians, Spaniards and Africans, are considered among the genre's finest. Cabrera's paintings range from tiny works on copper to enormous canvases and wall paintings. He also designed altarpieces and funerary monuments.
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