Retrato de un letrado eclesiástico 1790

"Retrato de un letrado eclesiástico" (Portrait of an Ecclesiastical Scholar), painted in 1790 by José Campeche, portrays a formally dressed man standing in a study, likely an important figure within the church. The image shows the man's dignified presence, perhaps a priest or a bishop, emphasized by his dark attire and the bookshelves behind him. Campeche, a significant figure in Puerto Rican art history, captured the essence of his subject in this meticulous portrait. The use of rich colors and the careful rendering of the details, like the man's hat, bring a sense of realism to the composition.