European painters in the 16th Century America. His move to the viceroyalty of New Spain

Abstract

One of the main characteristics of the “indiana” plastic throughout the sixteenth century is the interesting assimilation of artistic trends from the European continent, which arrived at the viceroyalties thanks to the fertile transatlantic trade, as well as the arrival of artists trained in the schools of the Old Continent that ended up developing their production in American lands. In this article, from the consultation of primary and printed sources, a brief study is proposed about some of these pictorial creators who decided to ship for America, analyzing their reasons for leaving, the way in wich arrived in the territories where they established, the works performed there, and how they could influence to local artists, thus generating a true cultural exchange.