Juan Gerson was a 16th century artist who was named after the medieval preacher John Gerson. His use of Maya blue* in his painting demonstrates the marriage of Indian and European techniques called Arte Indocristiano. In 1562 he created perhaps his most well known work, a series of brilliantly colored ovals depicting the Apocalypse of St. John. These created a wondrous scene above the entry to the Franciscan Church of Tecamachalco, now the state of Puebla. Sixteen events from the Apocalypse, the four evangelists, and Old Testament scenes such as Noah'd Ark and the Tower of Babel, radiate out from the Stigmata (or Franciscan medallion) located in the center. The work is an example of Indochristian art done under the guidance of Friars, as was the custom in New Spain.
The Four Horsemen is pictured here today, note the Maya blue...
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