Baroque rifle-wielding Peruvian angels of the 17th century

“Ángeles arcabuceros” are to be found nowhere but in Cuzco.Martial angels are often depicted with spears, shields or swords, in a more classic Roman or medieval fashion. But when Andean nobles and aristocrats of the Viceroyalty of Perú began to reproduce Dutch and Spanish engravings in the 17th century in the overseas provinces of the Spanish Read More…

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