Source: Bradley Smith, Mexico: a History in Art. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Company, 1968, p. 204.
Image: "Father José María Morelos y Pavón", anonymous, 1812. Oil on canvas in the Museo Nacional de Historia, Chapultepec Castle, Mexico City
Questions: Identify the style of this painting. What elements does the painter use to characterize Morelos? What leads one to believe that it is a Latin American painting from the independence period? Was this painting done during Morelos' lifetime? Why is this last issue relevant?