Bella Via - Viacrucis (Life of Christ) in Monterrey, Mexico

The Bella Via - Viacrucis (Life of Christ) exhibition took place in Monterrey, Mexico, during April 1 to 4, 2010.  In this exhibition, the theme of Christ's Life was drawn in chalk as street paintings by 21 madonnari (street painters) and illustrated by 5 paintings of religious art, including 3 from the Renaissance, one of the Bolognese school and one from the Baroque period.

 

Bella Via - Viacrucis staff (front row) and Madonnari (back row) pose by the finished street paintings. 

 

 

TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista
Christ Carrying the Cross / Cristo camino al Calvario, Cristo carga la Cruz
1737-38
Oil on canvas
Original painting location: Sant'Alvise, Venice / Castillo de San Ángelo, Venecia, It

 

'Christ Carrying the Cross' street painting.
Madonnari: Adrián Monsiváis, Marina Escamilla, Javier Guillén, Omar Saénz, Eleazar Saénz

MANTEGNA, Andrea
Crucifixion / Cristo en la Cruz, Crucifixión
1457-59
Tempera on panel
Original painting location: Musée du Louvre, Paris /Museo de Louvre, París, Francia

'Crucifixion' street painting

Madonnari: Margarita Botello, Juan Guerra, Rubén Martínez, Wenseslao García, Raúl Rincón Gallardo


RENI, Guido
Ecce-Homo / Cristo 

1636-40
Original painting location: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister  / Galeria Estatal, Dresden Alemania

 

'Ecce-Homo' street painting

Madonnara: Alba Rosa Amezcua


BOTTICELLI, Sandro
Lamentation over the Dead Christ with Saints /Lamentación por Cristo Muerto y Santos
c. 1490
Tempera on panel
Original painting location: Alte Pinakothek, Munich /Pinacoteca Antigua de Munich, Alemania

 

'Lamentation over the Dead Christ with Saints' street painting
Madonnari: Jesús Carrizal, Helena Reneé Guzmán Chavarri, Eduardo Bustos, Alberto Viloria, César Polack


GAROFALO, Benvenuto
Ascension of Christ / Ascención de Cristo
1510-20
Oil on panel
Original painting location: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome / Galería Nacional de Arte Antiguo, Roma, It

'Ascension of Christ' street painting
Madonnari: Roberto Carlos Treviño Rodríguez, Ana María Piña Mendoza, Yeny Hernández, Ricardo Garza Licona, Carlos Humberto García

 Overview of the street paintings at Bella Via - Viacrucis on the Esplanade of Heroes in Monterrey, Mexico.  The participating Madonnari did beautiful work in this exhibition and the public really appreciated all of the effort the artists put into their street paintings!

  

Special thanks to Bella Via - Viacrucis directors and staff, especially Director Rosy Loyola, Advisor Maria Elena Quiroga, and Martha Villagomez for sharing the info & photos with Blog Now on streetpainting.tv!