Biblia e identidad en la pintura mexicana a través de dos ejemplos del siglo XIX

Abstract

In the mid-nineteenth century the Real Academia de San Carlos located in Mexican capital, similar to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, experienced a deep renewal thanks, among other reasons, to the hiring of world-renowned scholars. Pelegrín Clavé had a notable influence in the use of biblical topics by the students, choosing passages especially significant in light of the Mexican confrontation between conservatives and liberals. Through the analysis of The Holy Family of Samuel Flores (1857) and Joaquin ́s Ramírez Captivity of the Hebrews in Babylon (1858), this paper will show the identification that the artists established between biblical episodes and the reality of their time, making the Bible a living and meaningful text to conform and express the identity of Mexican conservative nationalism.

Keywords

• bible
• identity
• mexico
• visual discourses
• biblical cultural studies