About Nicolás Enríquez
Lived 1704 – 1790 (aged 85–86). Nicolás Enríquez was a painter.
Nicolás Enríquez de Vargas (1704-1790) was a New Spanish painter. He was student of Juan Rodríguez Juárez.
Biography We only have information of Enríquez from 1722. In 1728 along with José de Ibarra supports the foundation of the Academia de Pintores (Painters Academy) in New Spain, which was the precedent of the Real Academia de San Carlos. The most of his work remains in Guadalajara.
Works Matanza de los Santos Inocentes, 1737, Museo Soumaya. Retrato de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Philadelphia Art Institute.
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Who was Nicolás Enríquez?
Mexican painter (1704–1790)
When was Nicolás Enríquez born?
Nicolás Enríquez was born in 1704.
When did Nicolás Enríquez die?
Nicolás Enríquez died in 1790.
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Nicolás Enríquez was a painter.
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Nicolás Enríquez's recorded nationality: New Spain.
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