Painted in Mexicoat LACMA is a collection of paintings from 1700-1790 that represent an outstanding period of invention in religious art. Religious allegory, putti using their wings to cover their eyes and hidden symbolism abound is these beautiful and lovely crafted paintings.
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| Francisco Antonio Vallejo, Christ after the Flagellation, 1760-70 |
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| detail: Christ after the Flagellation |
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| detail: Christ after the Flagellation |
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| Miguel Cabrera, The Divine Spouse, 1750 |
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| detail: The Divine Spouse |
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| detail: The Divine Spouse |
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| detail: The Divine Spouse |
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| detail: The Divine Spouse |
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| Francisco Martinez, The Soul Guided by Christ, 1732 |
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| detail: The Soul Guided by Christ |
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| detail: The Soul Guided by Christ |
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| detail: The Soul Guided by Christ |