Peruvian Painting Archangel Arcabucero Canvas Andean Blanket Cusco

Archangel with Arquebus on Canvas on a Traditional Andean Blanket, Handmade Colonial Art<br><br>This arquebus archangel has been hand-painted on canvas and mounted on a traditional Andean blanket, creating a unique piece that fuses colonial spirituality with the Andean worldview. It depicts an archangel dressed in viceregal attire and carrying an arquebus, a typical symbol of Andean colonial art.<br><br>Hand-painted by artisans from the Peruvian Andes.<br><br>Canvas mounted on an authentic, hand-woven Andean blanket.<br><br>This type of representation, known as the arquebus archangel, emerged during the colonial period as a form of syncretism between Christianity and Andean cultural elements. Handmade by Peruvian artisans in Cusco.<br>Measure 17x 26 inches <br>sku 05