The Puerto Rican artist José Campeche y Jordán creates a tender Nativity painting focused on an intimate group of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. With only a few background details, Campeche transforms a quiet, tender moment into something radiant and deeply devotional. Campeche was an Afro-Caribbean artist and the most important one of 18th-century Puerto Rico. This video examines this artwork closely to better understand this important subject in Christian art and Campeche as an artist.

Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank

CHAPTERS

0:00 Puerto Rican artist José Campeche y Jordán

1:06 The Nativity

1:55 Campeche's approach to painting

2:57 Rococo influences and patronage

This video is perfect for anyone interested in:

• Caribbean art

• Puerto Rican art

• Art history

• Rococo painting