mexicosmurals: José Joaquín Magón, pintor poblano: Ocotlán

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

José Joaquín Magón, pintor poblano: Ocotlán

the sacristy of the Basilica of Ocotlán

Recently, six large canvases by José Joaquín Magón were identified in the sacristy of the ornate Basilica of Ocotlán in Tlaxcala. Painted in 1754 under commission from his great patron Pueblan Bishop Domingo Pantaleón Álvarez Abreu, they portray six scenes related to Christ’s Passion. Here are three of them:

The Last Supper (detail)

The Way of the Cross (Via Dolorosa)

Calvary (signed by the artist)

Signature and dedication

Together with the other canvases, A Taking of Jesus (Kiss of Judas) a Flagelation and Crown of Thorns (Rey de Burlas), these paintings are under restoration.

color images from online sources

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Mexican Murals

For most people, Mexican murals bring to mind the large scale, revolutionary murals decorating the walls of many public buildings, painted by Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, their followers and successors.

In contrast, this new blog will focus on a much earlier era of mural painting, one that flourished during the 16th century in the conventos and churches of Mexico, as part of the “spiritual conquest” of Mexico undertaken by the missionary Orders, primarily the Franciscans, Dominicans and Augustinians.

Some of these early colonial murals have already been described in our other blog, which we are re-posting in this blog . Many others will follow, and as with our other blog, we plan to highlight murals of special historic, cultural or artistic interest.

We will also feature selected larger oil paintings of special interest from time to time