Logo Auktionshaus Stahl

Coronation of the Virgin

Schule von Cuzco , 18th cent.


Coronation of the Virgin

Lot-No. 350


Oil/canvas, 132 x 91 cm, some rest., relined.- The Spanish conquerors not only brought the Christian religion to South America but also its pictorial subjects. Taught by European teachers native artists soon created their own style, characterized by a lack of perspective, lavish ornaments - often using gold leaf - and a predominance of red, yellow and blue. Cuzco was the first centre of this style which soon spread to large parts of the Andes region.

back

Schule von Cuzco: Coronation of the Virgin


Schule von Cuzco , 18th cent.

Coronation of the Virgin

Lot-No. 350

Print

Oil/canvas, 132 x 91 cm, some rest., relined.- The Spanish conquerors not only brought the Christian religion to South America but also its pictorial subjects. Taught by European teachers native artists soon created their own style, characterized by a lack of perspective, lavish ornaments - often using gold leaf - and a predominance of red, yellow and blue. Cuzco was the first centre of this style which soon spread to large parts of the Andes region.

Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin