Oller's Hacienda La Fortuna was painted as Puerto Rico experienced an intense transition at the end of the Spanish-American war.
Caribbean in the 19th century
In this series of prints, Isaac Mendes Belisario represents the syncretism and expression of Jamaican masquerades in the 19th century.
Isaac Mendes Belisario, Sketches of Character
These portraits remain important images of post-revolutionary Haiti and Christophe’s reign, encapsulating the complexities of his ambitions and the path he sought for his country in an international stage as the Americas’ first Black nation
Richard Evans, Portraits of the Caribbean’s first ...
Francisco Oller's monumental painting shows a Puerto Rican rural tradition, the sad yet celebratory wake for a small child.
Francisco Oller y Cestero, The Wake
Latin American artists in the nineteenth century developed interests in painting the local landscape as a way to create a sense of pride in their country’s past, present, and future.
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