Untitled
1800
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1800 by Jose Maria Montes de Oca, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is an old print by Jose Maria Montes de Oca, made between 1790 and 1810. It fits in the Romanticism movement, though it’s a quiet example. The Victoria and Albert Museum bought it in 1922 with 150 other prints. Most are now traced to Mexico City workshops. Printmakers often copied each other’s work to keep sales going. If you like this, look up Romanticism next.
The print depicts Saint Peter the Apostle in prayer, gazing upward to the left, with a rooster positioned behind him and a halo added to the composition. It was produced in Mexico City during the late 18th century, likely between 1786 and 1809, when the workshop of Ignacio García de las Prietas operated on Calle de la Profesa. The work may have originated from another printmaker’s design before being reissued under García’s name, as was common practice in the period. The attribution to José María Montes de Oca is uncertain, as workshop practices often involved reusing and reissuing existing…
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Jose María Montes de Oca’s work sits in the late colonial print tradition, where artists used engravings to capture city views and customs.
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