Attributed to José Campeche (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1752 - 1809)

Attributed to José Campeche (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1752 - 1809)
"Divine Shepherdess"
Oil on canvas. Lined. 83 x 65 cm.
With an imposing carved and gilded period wooden frame.
Measurements with frame: 165 x 130 cm.
Campeche was one of the most renowned Puerto-Rican artists. The only disciple of Luis Paret y Alcázar (1746-1799), who arrived at the island having been banished by King Charles III of Spain, between 1775 and 1778.
As Campeche´s biographical report indicates in the Puerto Rico Museum of Art, which has his paintings among its collection: "He mainly developed religious-themed paintings and portraits. In his work, which is considered to be rococco due to the interest in detail and ornamentation, the palette of bluish and pinkish greys prevails, which he assimilated from Paret. In 2006 the Ponce Museum of Art organised an exhibition which travelled to the prestigious Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts and included his paintings, along with others by Francisco Oller and by Miguel Pou. Campeche´s great skill resides in his mastery of portrait and miniature, characteristics which made him one of the most outstanding Hispanic painters of the late 18th century.
85 x 64 cm.
Bibliography: The painting is reproduced in the catalogue of "Visiones de América. Arte desde el confín del mundo". Organised by Caja Burgos Foundations at La Casa del Cordón in Burgos, May - September 2018.