This room features a permanent exhibition of paintings from the so-called “New Spanish Baroque,” a mestizo art form that blends Indigenous and European traditions with remarkable originality and value.

During the 18th century, New Spain’s economy flourished, which was reflected in the significant output of Mexican art. The high demand for religious paintings in New Spain and throughout the Americas led to collective work in the studios of renowned artists such as Miguel Cabrera, Diego de Cuentas, and José de Alzibar. Painters of this period fought to protect their professional rights and to offer formal artistic instruction, founding an association called La Maravilla Americana, inspired by similar European organizations. Later, they petitioned the Spanish crown to establish a Mexican painting academy.