Nicolás Enríquez de Vargas (1704-1790) was a New Spanish painter. He was student of Juan Rodríguez Juárez.
Biography We only have information of Enríquez from 1722. In 1728 along with José de Ibarra supports the foundation of the Academia de Pintores (Painters Academy) in New Spain, which was the precedent of the Real Academia de San Carlos.Moyssén, X. (1965). La primera academia de pintura en México. Anales Del Instituto De Investigaciones EstéTicas, 9 (34), pp. 15-29. Consultado de http://www.analesiie.unam.mx/index.php/analesiie/article/view/799 The most of his work remains in Guadalajara.
Works Matanza de los Santos Inocentes, 1737, Museo Soumaya. Retrato de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Philadelphia Art Institute.
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