Oil on canvas, Archangel Uriel, Cuzco School 18th century
Oil on canvas, Archangel Uriel, Cuzco School 18th century
2.600,00 €
The Cuzco School is a Catholic art movement that developed in Peru from the 16th century onwards, reaching its apogee in the 18th .
Artists were very active in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca empire, hence its name.
This art soon spread to other countries such as Bolivia and Ecuador.
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| Dimensions | 41 × 53 cm |
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The Jesuits set up schools to teach drawing and oil painting techniques based on European art. The style of this school is somewhere between the Baroque art brought by the colonists and Aboriginal art.
These were brightly colored canvases with religious themes.
Angels are very popular, especially Uriel, who can be depicted as a harquebusier or as an angel walking around with a youngster and the sacred heart. The origin of the name Uriel comes from the combination of "Ur-" or "Our-", meaning flame and light, and the suffix "-El", which can be translated as God or divine. It comes from the valley of lights: the valley of Ur/Our.
God of light, Archangel Uriel symbolizes wisdom and faith. His main role is to guide souls who have strayed from the right path.
Naïve in appearance, observe the delicacy of flowers and birds and the pure expression of landscapes.