Painting Name | Portrait of María Anna Josefa Taking Vow |
Painter Name | José de Alcíbar |
Completion Date | 1793 |
Size | 1035 x 835 cm |
Technique | Oil |
Material | Canvas |
Current Location | Szépmûvészeti Múzeum Budapest |
Alcibar was a famous painter in Mexico in the viceregal period. He painted murals in many cathedrals, and painted portraits of nuns. In 18th-century Mexico hundreds of portraits were produced on the occasion of taking vow of chastity of young girls going to a convent. This painting representing a 16 years old girl belongs to this series.