Costumbrismo: works and artists

The Antiquarian's House, Cusco, Teófilo Castillo

The Antiquarian's House, Cusco, 1917.

La casa del anticuario, Cusco (museum title)

Teófilo Castillo (Peruvian), oil on wood

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Doctor Vicente López (Portrait Series), Carlos Morel

Doctor Vicente López (Portrait Series), 1844.

Doctor Vicente López (Serie 'Retratos') (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), lithograph on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Going to church: lady and duenna, Pancho Fierro

Going to church: lady and duenna, c. 1850–1860.

Going to church - Lady and duenna (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper mounted on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gaucho in Town Dress, 1841.

Gaucho, traje de pueblo (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), lithograph on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Candle seller, c. 1850–1860.

Vendedor de velas (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Portrait of Doña Macedonia Escardo, Carlos Morel

Portrait of Doña Macedonia Escardo, 1839.

Retrato de Doña Macedonia Escardo (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A zamba woman of Lima on horseback, Pancho Fierro

A zamba woman of Lima on horseback, c. 1850–1860.

Una samba limeña a cavallo (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A woman walking with a Llama, Pancho Fierro

A woman walking with a Llama, c. 1848.

A woman walking with a Llama (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A woman getting into her saya viewed from behind, Pancho Fierro

A woman getting into her saya viewed from behind, c. 1848.

A woman getting into her saya viewed from behind (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A woman wearing the saya standing in profile, c. 1848.

A woman wearing the saya standing in profile (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A lady out for a walk in the new saya called « obregosina », Pancho Fierro

A lady out for a walk in the new saya called « obregosina », c. 1865–1870.

Una Señora de paseo en la saya nueva llamada obregosina (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Adela Quincot de Castillo, Teófilo Castillo

Adela Quincot de Castillo, 1907.

Adela Quincot de Castillo (museum title)

Teófilo Castillo (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The Gaucho's Family, 1841.

La familia del gaucho (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), lithograph on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

An Augustinian father, c. 1850–1860.

Un padre de San Agustín (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, c. 1839.

Combate de caballería en la época de Rosas (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A lady of the second rank dancing the sambacueca, Pancho Fierro

A lady of the second rank dancing the sambacueca, c. 1850–1860.

Una Señora de segundo rango baylando sambacueca (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A man riding a mule, his whip raised, another mule loaded with grass alongside, Pancho Fierro

A man riding a mule, his whip raised, another mule loaded with grass alongside, c. 1848.

A man riding a mule, his whip raised, another mule loaded… (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A man and woman dancing the Zamacueca, Pancho Fierro

A man and woman dancing the Zamacueca, c. 1848.

A man and woman dancing the Zamacueca (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

An elegantly dressed woman and her page, Pancho Fierro

An elegantly dressed woman and her page, c. 1848.

An elegantly dressed woman and her page (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A woman wearing the saya standing in profile, c. 1848.

A woman wearing the saya standing in profile (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

La Calle Larga de Barracas, Carlos Morel

La Calle Larga de Barracas, 1858.

La calle larga de Barracas (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas mounted on cardboard

Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Art Collection, Argentina

Tapada of Lima, c. 1850–1860.

Tapada limeña (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Samacueca: popular dance, c. 1850–1860.

Samacueca - Popular dance (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper mounted on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pampas Cacique and His Wife, Carlos Morel

Pampas Cacique and His Wife, 1841.

Cacique Pampa y su mujer (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), lithograph on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A lady in disguise out for a walk, Pancho Fierro

A lady in disguise out for a walk, c. 1850–1860.

Una Señora desfrasada en paseo (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Payada in a Pulpería

Payada en una pulpería (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Two fortune tellers (?) wearing top hats viewed from behind, Pancho Fierro

Two fortune tellers (?) wearing top hats viewed from behind, c. 1848.

Two fortune tellers (?) wearing top hats viewed from behind (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A monk from the order of Barbones, Pancho Fierro

A monk from the order of Barbones, 1848.

A monk from the order of Barbones (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A woman wearing the saya viewed from behind, Pancho Fierro

A woman wearing the saya viewed from behind, c. 1848.

A woman wearing the saya viewed from behind (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Two woman wearing the saya attending mass, Pancho Fierro

Two woman wearing the saya attending mass, c. 1848.

Two woman wearing the saya attending mass (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Funeral of Saint Rose, 1918.

Funerales de santa Rosa (museum title)

Teófilo Castillo (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Felipe Arana, 1844.

Felipe Arana (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), lithograph on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

One Hour Before Departure, 1841.

Una hora antes de partir (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), lithograph on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A lady putting on her saya, Pancho Fierro

A lady putting on her saya, c. 1850–1860.

Una señora poniendo la saya (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, c. 1839.

Carga de caballería - Serie Usos y Costumbres de Buenos… (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A lottery ticket seller, c. 1850–1860.

Un suertero (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A woman carrying a vessel on her head and a child on her back, Pancho Fierro

A woman carrying a vessel on her head and a child on her back, c. 1848.

A woman carrying a vessel on her head and a child on her… (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A monk from the order of St Francis viewed from behind, Pancho Fierro

A monk from the order of St Francis viewed from behind, c. 1848.

A monk from the order of St Francis viewed from behind (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Two woman wearing the saya viewed in profile, c. 1848.

Two woman wearing the saya viewed in profile (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A baker on horseback, c. 1848.

A baker on horseback (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Bather at Chorrillos, c. 1858.

Bañista en Chorrillos (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The Tapada, c. 1905–1915.

La tapada (museum title)

Teófilo Castillo (Peruvian), oil on canvas mounted on cardboard

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

A Black man on horseback, c. 1850–1860.

Un negro a cavallo (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Portrait of Don Florencio Escardó, Carlos Morel

Portrait of Don Florencio Escardó, 1840.

Retrato de Don Florencio Escardó (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A lady out for a walk with her maid, Pancho Fierro

A lady out for a walk with her maid, c. 1850–1860.

Una Señora en paseo con su criada (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A lady of Lima swimming with the Indian bathing attendant at Chorrillos, Pancho Fierro

A lady of Lima swimming with the Indian bathing attendant at Chorrillos, c. 1850–1860.

Una Señora limeña nadando con el indio bañador en Chosil (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A man driving a cart pulled by mules, Pancho Fierro

A man driving a cart pulled by mules, c. 1848.

A man driving a cart pulled by mules (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Two musicians and a man carrying on his head a rooster in cage, Pancho Fierro

Two musicians and a man carrying on his head a rooster in cage, c. 1848.

Two musicians and a man carrying on his head a rooster in… (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A woman wearing the saya and manto standing in profile, c. 1848.

A woman wearing the saya and manto standing in profile (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Peruvian man, c. 1848.

A Peruvian man (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States