ReflejARTE | "La Virgen de Quito" | Bernardo de Legarda | 1734 | Historia del Arte

🎥 "REFLECT ON YOURSELF: Art as a Mirror of Our History" The Mediarte Cultural Foundation presents its new documentary series REFLECT ON YOURSELF, an audiovisual production dedicated to exploring the history of Ecuadorian art through ten masterpieces from the collection of the San Francisco Museum in Quito. The series will be broadcast on the MediarTV YouTube channel and aims to bring the country's rich heritage closer to the public from a contemporary, educational, and sensitive perspective. In this episode, Guillermo Almeida invites us to discover the mysteries surrounding Quito's most famous sculpture: the renowned "Apocalyptic Virgin," created by the great sculptor Bernardo de Legarda in 1734. 👥 A Multidisciplinary Team: The project brings together, for the first time, a diverse team of historical researchers, tour guides, educational mediators, restorers, actors, and designers, who have worked together to offer a profound, accessible, and visually stunning audiovisual experience. RESEARCH, SCRIPT AND DIRECTION: Fabián Amores. /   / famores1981   RESEARCH AND PRESENTER: Guillermo Almeida. /   / guilloturismo   FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY: Roberto Hurtado. /   / hurtado.roberto   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: Lisbeth Galarza /   / lisbthalexandra   Alejandro Reyes. /   / alejandro_reyes_a   CORRECTION: Jorge Castillo. /   / jorge.castillo.cantautor   ART HISTORY ASSISTANT /   / alejandrovst   RESTORER /   / armand1980artista   SOURCES: Escudero, Ximena (2007) "Colonial Sculpture in Quito." FONSAL. Kennedy, Alexandra. "Transformation of the Role of Quito's Artisan Workshops in the 18th Century: The Case of Bernardo de Legarda." Annals of the Museum of the Americas. Salvat. "Encyclopedia of Ecuadorian Art." Salvat Publishers. Cumming, Robert "A Visual Guide to Art." El Ateneo Publishers. Lodwick, Marcus. "A Guide to Western Painting." Marcus Lodwick. Blume Publishers.