Juan Nepomuceno Herrera
Subtitle: los lindes del retrato
By: edición, Margarita de Orellana
Contributors: Herrera y Romero, Juan Nepomuceno, 1818-1878
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Artes de México y del Mundo
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Ciudad de México
Language: spa
Number of pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9786074612493
Subjects: Mexican Portrait painting; Portrait painting; History
Other titles: Lindes del retrato
Description: Juan Nepomuceno Herrera (Leon, Mexico 1818-1878) is a name bound to the history of Mexican art since he is considered one of the leading painters of the 19th century. This book explores his masterfully executed religious paintings and his extraordinary work as a portrait artist. The texts featured herein revisit Herrera's formative years and examine the aesthetic influence of his work as one of the most prominent painters of his time.
Table of contents: title: Juan Nepomuceno Herrera : bicentenario de su natalicio / Sen. Dr. Gerardo Sánchez García; title: Escenarios : pintura regional en el siglo XIX / Jaime Cuadriello; title: Un pintor redescubierto / Gonzalo Obregón; title: Herrera y su entorno visual / Mariano González Leal; title: Itinerarios formativos del pintor / Enrique Avilés Rodríguez; title: El gesto y el trazo de una sociedadleonesa / Alejandra Sánchez Gutiérrez.