The Marriage of the Virgin
José Sánchez
ca. 1690
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
50 1/4 × 72 in. (127.6 × 182.9 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
Mexican
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 2016
Accession Number
2016.553
Tags
MenAngelsVirgin Mary
About the Artist
José Sánchez · 1686–1695
José Sánchez stands as a shadowy yet pivotal figure in the vibrant world of late 17th-century Mexican colonial painting, active in Mexico City from 1686 to 1695. Little is known about his early life or formal training, as biographical details remain sparsely documented amid the era's guild records. What survives points to his rapid ascent within the Reformed Painters' Guild of Mexico City, establi...