Vicente Albán
painter active in Quito in the second half of the 18th century
Vincente Albán was an Ecuadorian painter, member of the Quiteña School, noted for his idealized paintings of Indigenous and Latin American-born people in their native outfits. These paintings display a variety of social classes and information on the clothing of the time. Exploring Latin American identity, his work was commissioned by José Celestino Mutis, who wanted to bring local flora into the mind of the country. The paintings were created via an oil on canvas technique. Paintings of this era such as this were often used as a method of showing American territory and the resources it provides. People shown in Albáns work were shown wearing gold and silver to demonstrate the continents wealth.
