Novohispana School; second half of the 18th century."Portrait of a clergyman".Oil on canvas.Presents repainted.Measures: 81 x 65 cm.In this work the painter offers us a portrait of descriptive character, in which he presents an elderly man, magnificently captured in his psychology by the author. It is a long bust portrait, in which the figure is inscribed on a neutral background of ochre tones, which monumentalizes the figure and invites the viewer to focus all his attention on the protagonist.It is worth mentioning that during the Spanish colonial domination, a mainly religious painting was developed, aimed at Christianizing the indigenous peoples. The local painters were modeled on Spanish works, which they followed literally in terms of types and iconography; these models were also copied in official painting and in the portraits of the time. However, in the early years of the 19th century, already in times of independence and political opening of some of the colonies, several artists began to represent a new model of painting with its own identity.