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Latin American painting, possibly Cuzco school

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Latin American Religious Painting, possibly Cuzco school. Traditional religious imagery including Christ as a priest with the Virgin Mary, altar, candelabra and organ. The Cuzco School (Escuela Cuzqueña) was an artistic tradition that centered on Cusco, Peru (the former capital of the Inca Empire) in the 17th and 18th centuries, after the 1534 Spanish conquest of the city. Condition - Blacklighting does not reveal any obvious restoration. Possible old inpainting to ear of man spreading hands in the clouds near top, loss to canvas at elbow of one male figure and other minor losses, canvas laid down on board. 48 1/2 height x 39" width. Late 18th or early 19th century.

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