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Mort! (The Death of Columbus)

Ignacio Merino, a Piura-born artist, trained in Paris from an early age, and returned to his native Peru in 1838. Merino’s painting was characterized by his meticulous attention to the gestures and anatomy of his subjects. Following in the tradition of academic art, his aim was to achieve an idealized visual narrative. In addition to historical scenes, Merino also explored genre painting, expressed in scenes of everyday life from Europe’s past. In Mort! (Dead!), a work exhibited at the 1866 Paris Salon, the artist depicted, in a somber setting resembling a monastic cell, the death of an elderly man. In the foreground, we see three Franciscan friars, gathered around the recumbent body of the old man. One of the friars is holding the man

Ignacio Merino Muñoz (1817 – 1876)

Ignacio Merino (1817-1876): Pintor peruano reconocido por obras históricas y costumbristas, fundador de la escuela peruana de pintura. Descubre su legado artístico en WikiArt!

Museo Central (Lima, Peru)

Peru Art Museum, Lima Museums, Peruvian Archaeology, Pre Columbian Artifacts, Colonial Paintings Peru, Republican Art Lima, Francisco Fierro Palas Watercolor, Luz Negib Torres Painting, José Sabogal Dieguez Indigenous Art, Banco Central Reserve Bank Peru, Historic Bank Building Lima, Peru Cultural Heritage

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