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18th century Cuzco school Harquebusier angel against a lands…
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18th century Cuzco school Harquebusier angel against a lands…
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Lot no. 310
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18th century Cuzco school
Harquebusier angel against a landscape background
Oil on canvas with gold highlights and brocatéado decoration (wear, lifting and old restorations)
75 x 55 cm During the conquest of Peru by the conquistadors, who were initially few in number, the use of the harquebus terrorised the Indian masses. In Quetchua, the harquebus is called an impala, meaning lightning.
Numerous paintings depicting angels were commissioned in Bolivia and Peru by the Church, showing its triumph.
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