{"product_id":"antique-medallion-of-an-arquebusier-angel-cuzco-school-silver-18th-19th-century","title":"Beautiful and rare, antique, reliquary medallion of an Arquebusier Angel, Cuzco School, Silver, 18th-19th Century","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBeautiful and rare, antique, reliquary medallion of an Arquebusier Angel, Cuzco School, Silver, 18th-19th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHand-painted oil painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSize: 7.5 cm L x 6 cm W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe Ángel Arcabucero of Colonial Latin America:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThere is a style of sacred art called \"cuzqueño\" -- so named because it takes its origins from Cuzco (Cusco) nestled in the heart of the Andes in the South American country of Peru.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAmongst some of the curiosities of this particular school of sacred art includes muzzle-toting (instead of the more traditionally sword toting) angels known as \"Ángel arcabucero\" (arquebusier angel) dressed in the period clothing of the aristocrats of the Andes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis particular theme arose in the second half of the seventeenth century and some scholars speculate that it may represent a form of inculturated sacred art as apparently the pre-Christian deities of the region apparently included winged-warriors that would have been familiar to the indigenous peoples of that region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn some instances, these depictions also included apocryphal archangels which, while repudiated by the Church, maintained their existence in this relatively remote corner of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Arquebusier angels can be found not only in Peru mind you, but also Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Bolivia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51662870511906,"sku":null,"price":7000.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/8183\/2390\/files\/A20F9677-B41D-43B6-B040-F149AD37EE56.jpg?v=1779470915","url":"https:\/\/www.iapello.com\/products\/antique-medallion-of-an-arquebusier-angel-cuzco-school-silver-18th-19th-century","provider":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}