Escuela Cuzqueña (XI - Arcangel Arcabucero
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Arcangel Arcabucero is an oil on canvas painting from the 19th century of Peruvian origin, depicting a religious archangel in a classical style, sold with a frame.
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Interesting painting representing a musket-bearing archangel, characteristic iconography of South American Viceroyal art, especially developed within the Cusqueña School during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The figure stands upright, facing the viewer, bearing a musket and dressed in rich clothes of European courtly inspiration, adorned with abundant ornamental motifs.
This type of representation combines Christian symbolic elements with influences from Spanish Baroque aesthetics, reinterpreted by local workshops.
The work stands out for its decorative character, the use of warm tones, and the application of gilded details in the textiles.
The treatment of the face, with idealized features, together with the hieratic composition and the absence of academic perspective, are common traits within this pictorial production.
This type of piece was often part of devotional series of armed angels, highly valued in the colonial milieu.
Technical sheet
Author: Anonymous
School/origin: Around the Cusqueña School (Viceroyalty of Peru)
Chronology: 19th century (approx.)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Support: Canvas on a wooden stretcher
Dimensions: (56x42) with frame
Frame: Carved and gilded wood, probably later
Signature: Not visible
Interesting painting representing a musket-bearing archangel, characteristic iconography of South American Viceroyal art, especially developed within the Cusqueña School during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The figure stands upright, facing the viewer, bearing a musket and dressed in rich clothes of European courtly inspiration, adorned with abundant ornamental motifs.
This type of representation combines Christian symbolic elements with influences from Spanish Baroque aesthetics, reinterpreted by local workshops.
The work stands out for its decorative character, the use of warm tones, and the application of gilded details in the textiles.
The treatment of the face, with idealized features, together with the hieratic composition and the absence of academic perspective, are common traits within this pictorial production.
This type of piece was often part of devotional series of armed angels, highly valued in the colonial milieu.
Technical sheet
Author: Anonymous
School/origin: Around the Cusqueña School (Viceroyalty of Peru)
Chronology: 19th century (approx.)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Support: Canvas on a wooden stretcher
Dimensions: (56x42) with frame
Frame: Carved and gilded wood, probably later
Signature: Not visible
Details
Artist
Escuela Cuzqueña (XI
Sold with frame
Yes
Title of artwork
Arcangel Arcabucero
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Peru
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
50 cm
Width
37 cm
Weight
5 kg
Depiction/theme
Religion
Style
Classical
Period
19th century
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