#jose maria velasco

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José María Velasco: The Master of Mexican Landscapes

In the vast panorama of 19th-century Mexican art, few figures shine as brightly as José María Velasco. Born in 1840 in Temascalcingo, State of...

Jimena Aullet 11 December 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Metlac Ravine by José María Velasco

The painting The Metlac Ravine looks just like a huge postcard from the past. It captures the monumental nature of the southern, coastal state of...

Alicja Gluszek 17 August 2025

Cardon State of Oaxaca. José María Velasco, Cardón, State of Oaxaca, 1887, National Museum of Art, Mexico City, Mexico. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Cardón, State of Oaxaca by José María Velasco

The Mexican identity, science, and themes of man versus nature—José María Velasco has so much more to convey in Cardón, State of Oaxaca, a...

Jimena Escoto 17 August 2025