Editing Veracruz (section)

===Art and architecture===
[[File:MuralChurchCanoPap.JPG|thumb|Mural depicting the history of Papantla in the town square by Teodoro Cano García]]

During the colonial era, a movement called the "estilo veracruzano" (Veracruz style) developed mostly focusing on landscapes in the state with a certain amount of indigenous influence although the painters themselves were ''criollo'' or Mexico-born Spanish. These paintings focus on the mountains, valles, coasts, volcanos and other natural phenomena in the state. Most of the proponents of this were born in Veracruz itself and include [[José Justo Montiel]] (1824–1899), [[Gonzalo Argüelles Bringas]] (1877–1942), [[Eugenio Landecio]] (teacher of [[José María Velasco Gómez|José María Velasco]]), [[Natal Pesado]] and [[Ignacio Rosas]].<ref name="rincones1215">González, pp. 12–15</ref>

However, most of Veracruz's best-known artists are from the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 19th century, these include [[Miguel Mata Reyes]], [[Salvador Ferrando]], [[José María Jara]], [[Enrique Guerra]] and [[Alberto Fuster]]. Miguel Mata Reyes is best known for his contributions to the design of the Palacio de Bellas Artes as well a portrait of [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]]. Salvador Ferrando was a portrait and landscape artist from the north of the state. Until recently, most of his work had been hidden in a museum named after him in the Tlacotalpan region. Much of it now is on display at the Museo de Arte de Veracruz in Orizaba. José María Jara is noted for his paintings of Veracruz customs, whose works include ''El Velorio'', which was presented at the World's Fair in Paris. Enrique Guerra was an important sculptor at the end of the 19th century. His best-known works are bas reliefs and include ''Asesinato de César'', ''Coroliano'', ''Thais'' and ''Crisálida''. Alberto Fuster was most active at the end of the century and is noted for bringing symbolism painting to Mexico from his stay in Europe. His works include ''El progreso'', ''Safo en el templo de Delfos'' and ''Nativa con loro''.<ref name="rincones1215"/>

There are three important artists from the 20th century, [[Carlos Bracho]], [[Norberto Martínez]] and [[Teodoro Cano García]]. Active in the first half of the century, sculptor Carlos Bracho's work has been compared to that of [[Juan Rulfo]]. His works have been done in plaster, bronze, terracotta and green onyx and include monumental works which can be found in the cities of Xalapa, [[Puebla, Puebla|Puebla]], [[Pachuca]] and Mexico City. His best-known works are El abrazo, Cabeza verde and El campesino se apodera de la tierra. Norberto Martínez only lived 45 years but is considered one of the most prolific of Mexican painters who dedicated most of his works to social themes. A number of these are early murals such as El comercio in the Jáuregi de Xalapa market as well as an untitled work in a private home in Córdoba which deals with the fusion of the Spanish, indigenous and African ethnicities in Mexico. Later works include the three murals in the main stairwell of the School of Law at the [[University of Xalapa]] and El hombre y el conocimiento at the [[Universidad Veracruzana]]. Teodoro Cano García is one of Mexico's most famous muralists of the late 20th century, famous for the promotion of the [[Totonac people|Totonac]] culture of his hometown of Papantla. He has created paintings, sculptures, etchings, photography and mixed media works with his murals and sculptures most acclaimed. Examples of his work can be seen in various parts of public buildings in [[Papantla]].<ref name="rincones1215"/>

Most of Veracruz's older architecture can be found in the inland cities of Xalapa and Córdoba. Despite being the first Spanish settlement, the city of Veracruz lost most its older structures to the various invasions it has suffered. Architecture from the 16th to the 19th century includes colonial Spanish, Moorish, Neo gothic and Neoclassical. From the 20th century on, a number of names stand out. Armando Bravo Ramírez remodeled the State Government Palace and the facade of the Capillas de Ánimas, both in Xalapa. Other prominent names responsible for many projects in the state include Luis González Aparicio, Bernal Lascuraín Rangel and Luis Manuel Tello Deschamps.<ref name="rincones1215"/>