Artist

Cusco school

Saint Michael the Archangel
Archangel Eliel with Harquebus
The Nativity
Virgin of Bethlehem

Cusco school is a Cusco School artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Lima Art Museum.

Religious paintings from the Cusco school fill this set, made by anonymous artists in Peru between 1700 and 1750. Flat gold halos, bright robes, and a mix of Spanish and Andean details appear in works like Virgin of Bethlehem and Archangel Eliel with Harquebus. The figures wear armor or crowns, yet their faces stay calm. Tap The Nativity to see how gold leaf catches candlelight in the manger scene.

Works by Cusco school

Collections represented

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