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The Casta Painting De Mulato, y Espanola Morisco


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This Casta painting is a part of the set at the Denver Art Museum. Its title, De Mulato, y Espanola Morisco means from a Mutallo and a Spaniard comes a Morisco. The man is this picture of a Mutallo, which means he is of African and Spanish descent, and his wife is from Spain. They together have a child which is classified as a Morisco. Some things that I noticed in this painting are that their home is plain and very messy. There is a bowl that is spilling something on the floor, and there appear to be dirty dishes on the floor and a hat. There are no decorations, just a wooden table and a barred window. They also appear to be fighting with the aggressor being the Spanish Wife. I think that this painting conveys that this combination of a Mutallo and a Spaniard makes a messy and disorganized household. I have not found anything that particularly relates this painting to The Murmur of Bees, but I would guess that the novel supports this painting.

Sources: Img- Francisco Clapera, De Mulato y Espanola Morisco, c. 1775,51.1 x 39.6 cm (Denver Art Museum).

Info- Leibsohn , Dana, and Barbara E. Mundy. “Casta Painting: ‘De Español y Mulata, Morisco.’” VistasGallery, 2015, vistasgallery.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/1660.

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