Cristobal de villalpando biography of donald
Cristobal de Villalpando is considered the most important baroque figure in New Spain.
Cristóbal de Villalpando (ca..
Cristóbal de Villalpando
Painter from New Spain
For other uses, see Villalpando (disambiguation).
Cristóbal de Villalpando (ca. 1649 – 20 August 1714) was a BaroqueCriollo artist from New Spain, arts administrator and captain of the guard.
He painted prolifically and produced many Baroque works now displayed in several Mexican cathedrals, including the cathedrals in Querétaro and Mexico City, as well as a depiction of the Zócalo (main square) in Mexico City, showing the damage of the 1692 riot to the viceregal palace three years earlier.[1][2]: 160–163
Life
Born in Mexico City to the influential Villalpando family, Cristóbal assumed duties in the local militia as an ensign, as well as painting with Baltasar de Echave Rioja (Echave the Younger) in the Echave workshop.[3] In 1669, he married María de Mendoza and they had four children.
He received several religious art commissions, both in Mexico City and in Puebla. Other p