# Portrait of María Anna Josefa Taking Vow

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ALCIBAR, José de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/alcibar-jos-de-r8982afd5fb05d2>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 103,5 x 83,5 cm

## Commentary

Alcibar was a famous painter in Mexico in the viceregal period. He painted murals in many cathedrals, and painted portraits of nuns. In 18th-century Mexico hundreds of portraits were produced on the occasion of taking vow of chastity of young girls going to a convent. This painting representing a 16 years old girl belongs to this series.

## Attribution

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