Because the colonists wanted to make a good impression, some of New Spain's finest artists were hired to paint casta cycles. However, Europeans did not regard casta paintings as art objects but as ...

Visiting the National Gallery of Art in Washington during Lent is always an enriching experience, but a recently acquired painting by a major Mexican artist offers a new reason to make it part of ...

Miguel Falomir, director of the Prado, said the painting’s new owner had worked with experts to restore Ecce Homo to its former glory. He said the work arrived in Spain in the 17th century.