José de Alcíbar

He may have been a student of José de Ibarra and is known to have worked in the studios of Miguel Cabrera.

Most of his works were on religious themes, paintings for churches, or portraits of notable people.

Despite his success as a teacher, the creation of the Academy assured the arrival of painters trained in Spain, such as Ginés Andrés de Aguirre and Cosme de Acuña, who would have a profound effect on the local styles.

Among his religious works are the five altarpieces in the Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino, at the Hospital Real de Indios, which were completed in 1781.

Five years later, he painted two canvases for pennons of the Galician Brothers, who had an altar in the chapel in the Convent of San Francisco en México.