Transatlantic Perspectives of a Passion Cycle from the New Spanish Painter José de Ibarra (1685-1756)

Abstract

This article analyzes a Passion cycle signed and dated in 1744 by the notorious New Spanish painter José de Ibarra. The set of 15 canvases, now in a private collection, had not been catalogued in the work of the master. The cycle was acquired by an important Spanish merchant, active in the port of Veracruz in the second half of the eighteenth century. The cycle illustrates considerations on cultural transfers in the Hispanic world of the era and raises questions in relation to global models of communication and exchange. The series is analyzed from Transatlantic perspectives, including the appropriation by the New Spanish painter of Flemish and Italians engravings.

Keywords

• pasión de cristo
• pintura novohispana
• josé de ibarra
• grabados
• transferencias culturales
• estudios transatlánticos.