Oaxaca: noticias de artistas 1680-1780

The eighteenth century had a special relevance in the city of Oaxaca. The economic bloom due to diverse factors resulted in the appearance of a high social class that was interested in the artistic patronage. On the other hand the high religious hierarchy impelled diverse artistic works as much in the city as in the state giving an enormous palpable activity as a result in the new constructions that were carried out along the century. As consequence of everything had it an affluence of artists that worked in the city and a great visible artistic dynamism in all the manifestations of the art. The present article analyzes the details of the artists that began in Oaxaca, so much from its work and social perspective ace of the novelties that introduced inside the arts

Novohispano Artistic Patronage in the XVIIIth century: Nobility, Clerics and Caciques

El patrocinio artístico constituyó una de las muestras más relevantes de la sociedad colonial. La financiación de obras de arte tuvo varias finalidades que, en general, nada tuvieron que ver con el hecho artístico. La intención de la nobleza y del clero fue obtener prebendas de tipo civil o religioso a cambio de favorecer a la sociedad mediante la subvención de obras artísticas. Los caciques y la nobleza indígena jugaron un papel fundamental financiando obras artísticas, religiosas y civiles. En este sector social, las obras religiosas se consideraron una manifestación del fervor y devoción hacia la nueva religión mientras que las de carácter civil tuvieron como objetivo demostrar su adhesión a la corona española y a la administración colonial.Artistic patronage was one of the most important examples of colonial society. The financing of works of art had several purposes that, in general, had nothing to do with the artistic fact. The intention of the nobility and the clergy was to obtain benefits of civil or religious type in exchange for favoring society by subsidizing artistic works. The caciques and the indigenous nobility played a fundamental role in financing artistic, religious and civil works. In this social sector, the religious works were considered a manifestation of fervor and devotion to the new religion, while those of a civil nature were intended to demonstrate their adherence to the Spanish crown and the colonial administration