The portrait of the bishop of Quito, Pedro Ponce Carrasco in the museum of America: the monographic study of the painting Text complet (pdf)

This paper analyzes the portrait of the XVIII bishop of Quito, Don Pedro Ponce Carrasco, painted by Francisco Albán and his son in 1769, and exhibited in the Museo de América (Madrid). We study the composition of the painting and the engraved source used by the artist. In addition, we study the meaning of the painting, relating it to the particular circumstances of the bishop at the time of the commission. Also, unpublished documents on the process of acquisition of the painting by the Museo de América in the middle of the 20th century are provided.