Here, from the National Gallery is a trailer of the exhibition of paintings by José María Velasco.
This is the first UK exhibition of Mexico’s much-loved artist, José María Velasco.
Velasco, working in Mexico in the 19th century, was a man of many interests. He was fascinated by advances in geology, the archaeology of his home country, the study of local flora, and the increasing presence of industrialisation.
He painted the sweeping landscapes of the Valley of Mexico, the home of modern-day Mexico City, with exquisite detail. His impressive panoramic views of the valley reveal allusions to Mexico’s historic past and its rapidly modernising present.
This exhibition, the first ever dedicated to a historical Latin American artist at the National Gallery, marks the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mexico and the UK. And it celebrates Velasco’s place among the great 19th-century landscape painters. The exhibition, curated by Dexter Dalwood and Daniel Sobrino Ralston, the National Gallery’s Associate Curator of Spanish Paintings, runs from 29 March – 17 August.
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