Vicente Albán
Ecuadorian, 1725-?
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Vincente Albán was an Ecuadorian painter, member of the Quito School, noted for his idealized paintings of indigenous (Yumbo people) and Hispanic Criollos in their native outfits. These paintings depict a variety of social classes and associated clothing of the time. Exploring Colonial Hispanic-American culture, he was commissioned by José Celestino Mutis, who wanted to highlight the local society, flora and fruit. Alban painted his works by oil on canvas technique.
Such paintings of this era were often used as a method of showing South American territory and its bountiful resources. Albán portrayed people shown in his paintings as wearing gold and silver jewelry to demonstrate the continent's wealth.