École du Cusco (XX) - Notre-Dame du Baiser

- Oil and gold pigments on canvas. Original fabric. Stamp of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture on the back.

- The Cusqueña painting represents an exquisite syncretic synthesis unique in Viceroyal art, a visual phenomenon that crystallized the deep Andean spirituality with the fervor of Catholicism brought by the Europeans. Originating in Cusco during the colonial period, this school is distinguished by its Saints and Madonnas who wear luxurious garments modeled with the gold brocade technique (the estofado), a reflection of the earth’s gold. These figures, with their static faces and devout gestures, inhabit not only Christian heavens but also integrate with elements of Peruvian nature: their frames and backgrounds are populated with exotic birds and vibrant flowers of the Amazon rainforest, proving the devotion of a people who extend their prayers between the immensities of the unfathomable snow-capped Apus and the revered personalities of Catholicism. This art, endowed with vibrant autonomy, transforms European formulas into a pictorial language that is a genuine heritage of Andean cultural identity.

- Image dimensions without frame: 45 x 59 cm / 62 x 76 cm with exclusive custom frame.

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