MANNER OF THE MASTER OF CALAMARCA ANGEL WITH HARQUEBUS Oil on canvas 68 x 48cm (26¾ x 18¾ in.)First appearing in Peru these images were widespread throughout the Andes, in places such as La Paz, Bolivia, and as far as present-day Argentina. Representing celestial, aristocratic, and military beings all at once, these angels were created after the first missionizing period, as Christian missionary orders persistently sought to terminate the practice of pre-Hispanic religions and enforce Catholicism.
MANNER OF THE MASTER OF CALAMARCA ANGEL WITH HARQUEBUS Oil on canvas 68 x 48cm (26¾ x 18¾ in.)First appearing in Peru these images were widespread throughout the Andes, in places such as La Paz, Bolivia, and as far as present-day Argentina. Representing celestial, aristocratic, and military beings all at once, these angels were created after the first missionizing period, as Christian missionary orders persistently sought to terminate the practice of pre-Hispanic religions and enforce Catholicism.
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