Cortes’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Grand Ball of Garbanzo Sellers
J. Cortes Mexican, active c. 1900-1910

Reliable Calaveras
Cortes Mexican

The Commercial Calavera
J. Cortes Mexican

The Battle of Zama
After Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–1578)

The Calumny of Apelles
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533/36-1578) after Federico Zuccaro (Italian, c. 1542-1609)

Tarquin and Lucretia
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533-before1578) after Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576)

Adam and Eve and the Expulsion from Paradise
Cornelis Cort Netherlandish, 1533-before 1578

Saint Francis Penitent in a Large Landscape
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533/36-1578) Girolamo Muziano (Italian, 1528-1592)

Corte del Paradiso
James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903

Skirt (Corte)
Maya Possibly San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Guatemala

Skirt (Corte)
Maya Possibly Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala

Two Figures with Docked Boats near Windmill
Hendrick Frans de Cort Flemish, 1742-1810

Music from The Seven Liberal Arts
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–before 1578) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

Adam and Eve Lamenting the Death of Abel
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–before 1578) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

Hercules besieged by Pygmies
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–before 1578) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

Justice Rewarding the Worthy
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533-before 1578) after Federico Zuccaro (Italian, 1540/41-1609) published by Antonio Lafreri (French, active Italy, 1512-1577)

A Game of Chess, Palimpsest
Alex Da Corte American, born 1980

Skirt (Corte)
Quiché Maya Possibly San Tomás Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Skirt (Corte)
Maya Probably Quezaltenango, Guatemala

Skirt (Corte)
Maya Guatemala