Our Lady of Sorrows

Cristóbal de Villalpando · 1680

0:001 of 1

Cristóbal de Villalpando

New Spain · 1669–1714

Cristóbal de Villalpando was a Baroque Criollo 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, Puebla 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. == 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. In 1669, he married María de Mendoza and they had four children.

Independent artist guide by Momentable. Biography from Wikipedia; artworks credited to the museums that hold them.

Stream Cristóbal de Villalpando

Our Lady of Sorrows — The living window: art moves here the way it moves in your living room.

life: 1669–1714life
rights: Public domainrights

The work

A selection of 1 works, free to stream.

Works worth knowing

What Cristóbal de Villalpando made, and why each one is worth looking at.

How Cristóbal de Villalpando worked

From the record of their own practice.

Villalpando's early works attest to the influence of Peter Paul Rubens; however, as his style continued to develop, he moved away from the extremes of vivid coloring and excessive robustness to a more measured style, using a broad palette and incorporating more of the New World painting traditions. In his later work he moved away from uniform luminosity, employing greater contrast and placing artificial light sources within his paintings to add a touch of drama. His work was much emulated. Villalpando tailored his style to the nature of the work and to its patron. He employed rough blots and smudges to good effect, but used meticulous brushstrokes when required.