Jose Maria Velasco: A View of Mexico - Hardcover

$30.00

Jose Maria Velasco: A View of Mexico - Hardcover

Name: Jose Maria Velasco: A View of Mexico - Hardcover
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SKU: 9781857097252
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by Dexter Dalwood , Daniel Sobrino Ralston

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Book Overview

An overdue introduction to one of the Americas' most eminent nineteenth-century artists, the Mexican painter José María Velasco

José María Velasco (1840-1912) is considered the greatest Mexican landscape painter of the nineteenth century. In portraying his native country during decades of enormous societal change, he depicted its magnificent scenery, storied past, and rapid industrialisation, most famously in his monumental representations of the Valley of Mexico, the area surrounding modern Mexico City.

Velasco was a true polymath, and much more than a painter of the national landscape. He was also a practising botanist, naturalist, and geologist with highly developed interests in archaeology and cartography. His curiosity about the natural world profoundly shaped his work.

This book, the first monograph on Velasco to be published outside Mexico, provides a fresh appraisal of his work. Essays by scholars from the United States, Britain, and Mexico focus on his life and career, his interest in contemporary science, and his legacy for artists today.

Published by National Gallery Global Ltd/Distributed by Yale University Press

ISBN	9781857097252
Author	Dexter Dalwood , Daniel Sobrino Ralston
Publisher	National Gallery London
Genre	Arts
Format	Hardcover
Published	August 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	144
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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