Cristóbal de Aguilar
He specialized in portraying members of Lima's nobility and the political elite of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Aguilar was a criollo born in Lima. He began his artistic career as a portraitist of nuns, monks, and professors.
Also recorded as Cristobal de Aguilar
Cristóbal de Aguilar
Attributed to Cristóbal de Aguilar · Museo de Arte - CCSM · Public domain
- Died
- 1769
- Nationality
- Peru
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- Spanish
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He specialized in portraying members of Lima's nobility and the political elite of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Aguilar was a criollo born in Lima. He began his artistic career as a portraitist of nuns, monks, and professors.
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In 1756, for example, he painted the portrait of the nun María del Espíritu Santo Matoso. He had previously created the popular posthumous image of Barnuevo Pedro de Peralta. Appreciation for his work increased significantly, to the point that he was called before Manuel de Amat y Juniet. Aguilar painted Amat several times; his most famous image, painted in 1771, depicts Amat as the protector of the monastery of the Nazarene.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Lima. Work by Cristóbal de Aguilar is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru.
• Portrait of José Bernardo de Tagle y Bracho, I Marquis de Torre Tagle (attributed) • Portrait of Rosa Juliana Sánchez de Tagle, I Marquesa de Torre Tagle (attributed) • Portrait of Nicolasa Ontañón y Valverde, III Condesa de las Lagunas (attributed)
Los 8 ganadores del concurso en redes sociales realizado por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores visitaron el viernes pasado el Palacio de Torre Tagle a través de un recorrido guiado por la emblemática sede de la Cancillería peruana. Asimismo, fueron recibidos por la Ministra de Relaciones Exteriores, Eda Rivas, y por el Vicecanciller de la República, Embajador Fernando Rojas. Sigue leyendo la
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores from Perú · Ganadores de concurso en redes sociales visitan Torre Tagle
Antiguo carruaje que recorrió la virreinal ciudad de Lima y que perteneció a los antiguos propietarios del Palacio de Torre Tagle y retrato de la marquesa de Torre Tagle por Cristóbal de Aguilar, sede del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores from Perú · CARRUAJE USADO POR LOS ANTIGUOS PROPIETARIOS DEL PALACIO DE TORRE TAGLE
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1769
Cristóbal de Aguilar died.
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