A major change
in artistic styles arose in the late 1700s. When the French Bourbon
kings defeated the Hapsburgs, Spanish art showed increased French
and English influences. In Mexico City, an art academy founded
in 1783 influenced a new, more restrained style inspired by the
art of ancient Greece and Rome. This classically-inspired art
replaced the flamboyance of earlier Mexican art. At the end of
viceregal period, Mexican art continued to display the taste for
elaborate decoration.
Learn more
about these selected works of art:
Bench
Ceramic Pots
Spice Container
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