{"product_id":"cuzco-school-oil-painting-on-canvas-of-the-holy-family","title":"Cuzco School Oil Painting on Canvas of the Holy Family","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional early Cuzco School painting, naive depiction of the Holy Family, presented in a contemporary wooden frame. The Cuzco or Cusco school was a Roman Catholic artistic tradition that began in the 1500's in Peru, following the Spanish conquest and subsequent attempts by the Spanish invaders and missionaries to implement the Catholic faith and associated customs upon the Peruvian people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCuzco art is widely collected and this is a particularly charming depiction of the Holy Family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed Dimensions Height 35.5cm, Width 30cm, Depth 1cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil Painting in frame visible canvas Height 22.5cm, Width 17.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanvas Overall size Height 25.5cm, Width 20cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe school was established in the ancient city of Cusco which had previously been the capital of the Incan empire. Bernardo Bitti arrived in Peru in 1583, and with his arrival the acceleration of Cuzqueno Art flourished. During his two stays in Cusco, Bitti was commissioned to make the main altarpiece of the church of his Order, replaced by another after the earthquake, and painted some masterpieces, such as The Coronation of the Virgin, currently in the museum of the church of La Merced, and the Virgen del pajarito, in the cathedral. Cuzco School paintings are marked by their baroque influenced imagery and the subjects of the paintings shown with light focused upon them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll our items are genuine antique\/vintage pieces and therefore can have some signs of age related use or wear, this adds to the character and uniqueness of each of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e We try to give accurate measurements wherever possible, however where items are unusual shapes please trust our approx dimensions to be as close as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LCT Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54295819125077,"sku":"CZC-SCH-OIL-PNT","price":695.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/7515\/2981\/files\/07D5B23D-A821-45E5-94AD-AB8FBD369CA0_1_105_c.jpg?v=1785084976","url":"https:\/\/lcthome.com\/products\/cuzco-school-oil-painting-on-canvas-of-the-holy-family","provider":"LCT Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}