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Topic 1: How Mexican Costumbrismo painters Showcased Social Class for Wealthy Collectors

There is no doubt that Mexican Costumbrismo painters showcased Mexico’s outstanding popular culture in festivals, customs, and rituals. One of the traits that cut across Mexican art is that it emphasized displaying the everyday customs and manners of the society’s customs and everyday life. These paintings had a way of harmoniously showcasing members of the societies as being content with their position in society. Each person had a role to play. From the market fruit vendors to the landowners, each person had a specific social class they identified with and everybody seemed to stick to their lanes. From my standpoint, I think that although the paintings the developed for wealthy painting collectors they reflected the social class that existed in Mexican society in that they painted a clear picture between the haves and the have nots in the society. The paintings highlighted various life aspects, including domestic wealth, poverty, and exploitation. The rich people purchased the paintings because they could clearly relate to their content. As landowners, the rich controlled factors of production and provided employment to the poor members of society.

Worth noting, the content of the paintings reflected a real picture of aspects of social hierarchy and progress. The paintings indicated a clear divide amongst the Mexican population. The paintings did a good job of showcasing the economic and social conditions of Mexico City. Although the paintings did not include portraits of rich people in most cases, they showcased various aspects, such as the sections of the city where the rich and educated people would reside. The wealthy collectors looked forward to seeing Mexican life and culture reflected in the paintings. At the same time, the content of the paintings showcased popular customs and festivities that the wealthy people could identify with, making it easy for them to purchase the paintings.