Arte Historico
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Andean viceregal devotional imagery reveals the fusion of worldviews in the 17th and 18th centuries. European models adapted to local sensibilities, forging a unique visual language. A journey through the Cuzco and Quito schools. Portraits of the viceregal elite trace the construction of identities and social hierarchies from the 16th to 18th centuries. Solemn gazes and sumptuous attire narrate power and piety in American courts. A visual testimony of courtly life. New Spanish Baroque unfolds its opulence in 17th and 18th-century religious painting. The exuberance of forms and colors celebrates faith and the Church's magnificence in the viceroyalty. A universe of saints, angels, and allegories.
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