José Joaquin Magón, pintor poblano: Puebla Cathedral

In this concluding post on paintings by Magón we highlight several large scale works by the artist that hang in the sacristy of Puebla Cathedral:

This expansive panel, (commissioned to commemorate the reconsecration of the cathedral by Bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza in 1649) portrays the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception (La Purísima) as patron and protectress of the clerical company of Puebla Cathedral that includes another portrait of Magón's main patron Bishop Pantaleón de Abreu.

Bishop Abreu portrait - detail of above

 

There is a second portrait of La Purísima by Magón in the cathedral sacristy.

Another painting in this area attributed to Magón and located in an altarpiece is this depiction of the appearance of the Virgin of the Pillar (El Pilar) to St James (Santiago Apostol)

Text © 2018 Richard D. Perry

color images from online sources