Joaquín Urreta (17-18th century)       

• Was a Peruvian painter.

• Joaquín (or Joachim) de Urreta was active in the Viceroyalty of Peru, likely 17th–18th century.

• Joachim Urreta is listed in archival databases as an 18th-century artist active in Peru.
• Colonial documents frequently vary spelling last name Urreta, Ureta, or de Urreta.
• Joaquín de Urreta is real, but marginal.

• His strongest evidence is museum-level attribution, especially at the Museo de los Descalzos.

• He represents a large category of colonial artists who are historically attested, but not fully reconstructed by scholarship.

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