Mexico 2018 - Museo Rafael Coronel, Zacatecas

This museum contains the art collection of Rafael Coronel, the brother of Pedro Coronel.  Like his brother, he chose art as his vocation at an early age and developed his own distinct voice in his paintings.  Also, he was the son-in-law of Diego Rivera.   In what was the 16th centuryconvent of San Francisco De Almoloyan y De Asis there is a museum named after him. Its rooms present a collection of more than 16,000 pieces, including masks, drawings, pots, terracotta, Prehispanic objects, puppets, votive offerings, pictures, crafts, musical instruments and colonial furniture. His collection of masks is considered the largest in the world.  The former convent is quite a beautiful old relic in it's own right, as notable as it's contents.  

Sculptures by Rafael Coronel

Paintings by Rafael Coronel: https://bicycle.smugmug.com/Travel/Rafael-Coronel/