Cuzco school (18th century) - Holy Trinity crowning virgin o

The early medieval period saw a remarkable rise in the devotion to the Virgin Mary, coinciding with the edification of cathedrals throughout Europe. Images of the crowning of the Holy Virgin began to appear and the proliferation of the iconography of the Virgin through numerous depictions not only as Mother of God but also Mother of Mankind and Queen of Heaven was a celebrated theme by great masters throughout the ages, such as Gentile da Fabriano, Fra Angelico, Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velázquez and Bernardo Bitti who lived and worked in Peru in the late sixteenth-century. Throughout Spain’s vast empire in the Americas, images of the crowning of the Virgin proved a potent symbol of the Church and its Counter-Reformation assault against heresy, and renderings of this theme were highly regarded by artists throughout the Viceroyalty of Peru in cities such as Cuzco, Lima, Quito, and Potosí.

On the fine artwork here presented, painted during the late 18th century around the region of Cuzco, there stands a rich composition though the opaque painting lacks of varnish and brightness - to be adjusted as desired. The subject is very simple since there is a Southamerican landscape as background with a main figure getting the main attraction from the spectator: the Virgin. On the upper part of the painting, we have the Holy Trinity with the character in the middle crowning the Virgin, who is dressed with blue and red drappery.

Oil on canvas. Framed. Good conditions overall.
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The Holy Trinity Crowning the Virgin

Cuzco school (18th century)

96 x 78 cm | 37.8 x 30.7 in.

Provenance: Private collection from Buenos Aires.

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