Antique Cuzco Oil painting, Madonna, 19/20th Century, Framed
£745
Cuzco School, Madonna and Child, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
This striking Cuzco School oil painting on board depicts the Madonna in the richly decorative sacred style associated with colonial Peruvian art. Dating to the late 19th to early 20th century, the work reflects the enduring influence of the Cusco School tradition, renowned for its fusion of European iconography with indigenous Andean symbolism.
Description
Cuzco School, Madonna and Child
A beautifully decorative Cuzco School (Escuela Cusqueña) oil painting on board, dating to the late 19th to early 20th century, depicting the Virgin Mary in a richly ornamented devotional composition.
Executed in the traditional Andean colonial style, the Virgin is shown crowned and haloed, standing frontally beneath draped curtains and holding symbolic elements including a lit candle and floral motifs. The highly decorative garments, intricate detailing, and symmetrical composition are characteristic of the Cusco School, blending European Catholic iconography with indigenous Peruvian artistic traditions.
Unlike many examples, this piece presents the Virgin Mary as a standalone sacred figure without the Infant Jesus, adding to its distinctive devotional character.
The painting is presented in an attractive period-style frame with a red velvet slip and gilt inner border, enhancing its visual impact and suitability for display.
This is a strong decorative and collectable piece of Latin American religious art, ideal for collectors, interior designers, or ecclesiastical interiors.
Size 31.7 x 25.4
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