16TH-17TH CENTURY CUSCO SCHOOL PAINTING OF A SAINT Side/Consoles showing the profiles of full

showing the profiles of full bodied seated dogs

Circa: Early 20th century

Dimensions: 73cm h x 100cm w x 100cm d

Dimensions: 51cm h x 42cm w x 25cm d

16TH-17TH CENTURY CUSCO SCHOOL PAINTING OF A SAINT Side/Consoles showing the profiles of fullCharming 16th 17th Cuzco oil on canvas painting of a seated haloed Saint. In elaborate robes with lace details he sits in a leather armchair. With a serene smile he rests a globus cruciger (orb and cross) on his knee. In his right hand he holds a lace handkerchief. Restored and in simple wooden frame. The Cusco School came about alongside the Spanish conquest of Peru in the 1530s and lasted through the 18th century. As a means of converting the newly