Antique Cuzco Oil painting, Infant Jesus, 19th Century late, Framed
£745
Cuzco School Virgin Mary Oil Painting on Board, Peruvian Colonial Religious Art, Late 19th–Early 20th Century
This richly decorative Cusco School oil painting on board depicts the Virgin Mary in a solemn, frontal pose characteristic of Andean colonial devotional art. Dating to the late 19th to early 20th century, the work reflects the enduring influence of the Cusco School tradition, which fused European Catholic iconography with indigenous Peruvian symbolism and ornamentation.
Description
Cuzco School Virgin Mary Oil Painting on Board, Peruvian Colonial Religious Art, Late 19th–Early 20th Century
This richly decorative Cusco School oil painting on board depicts the Virgin Mary in a solemn, frontal pose characteristic of Andean colonial devotional art. Dating to the late 19th to early 20th century, the work reflects the enduring influence of the Cusco School tradition, which fused European Catholic iconography with indigenous Peruvian symbolism and ornamentation.
The Virgin is shown crowned and haloed, standing beneath draped curtains and holding symbolic objects associated with Marian devotion, including a lit candle and floral elements. Her elaborately patterned garments, jewel-like detailing, and symmetrical composition are hallmarks of Cusco School painting, emphasising spiritual authority, reverence, and ceremonial presence rather than narrative realism.
Notably, the Infant Jesus is not present in this composition. Instead, the image represents Mary as a standalone sacred figure—often associated with titles such as Our Lady of Light, Our Lady of the Rosary, or related Marian devotions popular in colonial Latin America.
Executed in oil on board and presented in a handsome period frame with a red velvet slip and gilt inner border, this artwork possesses a strong devotional character and decorative appeal. Such works were traditionally created for private worship or small chapels and are now highly sought after by collectors of Latin American colonial art and religious iconography.
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