Los santos ermitaños de Puebla, México. Un acercamiento a los grabados flamencos de Maarten de Vos y al discurso iconográfico de la Vida Antonii

Abstract

The paintings of the hermit saints of Puebla, Mexico belong to a series of thirteen canvases based on the Flemish engravings of Maarten de Vos and on themes derived from the Vida Antonii. These scenes, character-ized by forested environments, show a number of anchorites organized in lauras, and others in the postures of strict penance, characteristic of primi-tive monasticism. The comparison of these works with biographies shed light upon the iconological reading of the works and made it possible to identify what was included and omitted from the pictures. However, two distinct sty-listic groups were observed in the creation of the works, as well as paintings that had been created by several authors, among them Diego de Borgraf.

Keywords

• flemish painting
• anchoritic life
• religious iconography
• painting style