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02-06-2026
Juan González
1662, 1698
Miguel González
1662, 1698

Series of the Conquest of Mexico

1698. Shell work, Oil on canvas mounted on panel, panel.
On display elsewhere

This panel inlaid with mother-of-pearl executed in New Spain is part of a group of twenty-four pieces that narrate the capture of Mexico.

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Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Oil on panel, canvas mounted on panel, 1698
Juan González
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Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Shell work on canvas mounted on panel, panel, 1698
Juan González
Miguel González
Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Shell work on canvas mounted on panel, panel, 1698
Juan González
Miguel González
Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Shell work on canvas mounted on panel, panel, 1698
Juan González
Miguel González
Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Shell work on canvas mounted on panel, panel, 1698
Juan González
Miguel González
Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Shell work on canvas mounted on panel, panel, 1698
Juan González
Miguel González
Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Shell work on canvas mounted on panel, panel, 1698
Miguel González
Juan González
Inventory number
P004760
Authors
Juan González; Miguel González
Title
Series of the Conquest of Mexico
Date
1698
Technique
Shell work; Oil
Medium
Mother-of-pearl
Support
Canvas mounted on panel; Panel
Dimension
Width: 53 cm; Height: 97 cm
Series
Conquista de México por Hernán Cortés, 14,15
Provenance
Royal Collection (Gabinete de Historia Natural, 1839)
Entry date
1839

Bibliography +

Garcia Saiz, Maria Concepcion, La Pintura Colonial en el Museo de America. Los Enconc..., II, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, 1980, pp. 34.

Espinós, Adela; Orihuela, Mercedes y Royo Villanova, Mercedes, "El Prado disperso". Cuadros depositados en Madrid. VII. Colegio de San Ildefonso, Boletín del Museo del Prado, III, 1982, pp. 61.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas (I) La Colección Real, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1990.

Cabañas Moreno, Pilar, Huellas del arte japonés en Nueva España: Biombos, enconchados y maques, Lacas Namban. Huellas de Japón en España. IV Centenario de la Embajada Keicho, Mtº de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Madrid, 2013, pp. 297-319 [310-315].

Ocaña Ruiz, Sonia I, Nuevas reflexiones sobre las pinturas incrustadas de concha y el trabajo de Juan y Miguel González, Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, 102 primavera, 2013, pp. 125-176 [150-152, 171-173].

Other inventories +

Listado de objetos robados del Real Gabinete de Historia Natural en 1813 y devueltos en 1816. Núm. 138.
Veinte y quatro tableros de tres pies y medio de largo y dos de ancho, que representan la conquista de México hecha por Hernan Cortés, expresando en cada uno los sucesos, con sus rotulos encima, guarnecidas las figuras y adornos de varios colores y madreperla: Estos se hallaban en la Galeria de los Idolos: valen 7.200 [Este objeto se quedó en Madd.]

Inv. Real Museo, 1857. Núm. 1930.
Miguel Gonzalez / 1930. La conquista de Mejico por Hernán Cortes. (tabla.) / Alto 3 pies, 6 pulg; ancho 1 pie, 11 pulg.

Inscriptions +

1.3
Inscribed in black. Front, lower left corner

107
Handwritten label. Back, Upper left area

15 [indicando la escena]
Inscribed in red color. Front, lower central area

6599 / MUSEO DE AMERICA
Handwritten label. Back, Upper right area

14 [indicando la escena]
Inscribed in red color. Front, upper central area

14. / Frai Bartolome / de Olmedo Bautiza / Sinco Yndias. 15. Cortan / Las manos a dos Yn- / dios Espias de Xico- / tenca Elmoso
Inscribed in red color. Front, upper central area

MUSEO NACIONAL / DEL PRADO / M 3206
Handwritten label. Back, lower right corner

1930
Inscribed in red color. Front, lower right corner

Nº 138
Handwritten label. Back, Upper central area

7
Inscribed in red color. Back, Upper central area

Cat. 7
Handwritten label. Back, lower right corner

Nº 107
Inscribed in pen and ink. Back, lower left area

Exhibitions +

Tornaviaje. Arte Iberoamericano en España
Madrid
17.11.2020 - 28.03.2021

Los siglos de oro en los Virreinatos de América
Madrid
23.11.1999 - 12.02.2000

Location +

Madrid - Museo de América (Deposit)

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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