A term often used earlier in our art class was “Cuzco School,” but do we really know and understand what this term really means? In this paper we are going to find out exactly what Cuzco school really is, and we will also learn where the term originated, what it actually means, and by the end of this paper you should be able to go to any museum and identify any possible Cuzco School work. However for the interest of this paper, I will primarily be focusing on Cuzco paintings that revolve around depictions of the Holy Family, because Cuzco is an extremely broad form of art. Let’s begin with the basics, “Cuzco school is a group of European and indigenous painters that where from Cuzco, Peru”(Cuzco School). Cuzco school art works was made between,
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Vivero” (has the number 1 next to it). This painting shows the holy family together, and like most Cuzco School paintings it has the earth colors like, green, red and has a lot of gold used on the robes the family is wearing. This painting also shows a great deal of nature in the background, now some speculate that this was a way of documenting the types of vegetation and flowers that grown in that area, but I fell that I might be just as simple as adding beautiful detail to a work of art. This idea I think will be more obvious in the second painting. Another thing about this first painting is the detail of the faces and the sky really are not there, but yet you still find this painting interesting and detailed with out have super detailed faces with a mountain or forest in the background. Now the second painting is “Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, late 17th-18th century, oil on canvas, artist is unknown,” this painting is very different because the only two people present are joseph and Christ, usually its Mary and Christ. However if you compare this painting to the first one you will notice several things, one a lot more gold is being used, this could mean the painter was more famous and had more money to spend on materials. Another thing is the faces and
Vivero” (has the number 1 next to it). This painting shows the holy family together, and like most Cuzco School paintings it has the earth colors like, green, red and has a lot of gold used on the robes the family is wearing. This painting also shows a great deal of nature in the background, now some speculate that this was a way of documenting the types of vegetation and flowers that grown in that area, but I fell that I might be just as simple as adding beautiful detail to a work of art. This idea I think will be more obvious in the second painting. Another thing about this first painting is the detail of the faces and the sky really are not there, but yet you still find this painting interesting and detailed with out have super detailed faces with a mountain or forest in the background. Now the second painting is “Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, late 17th-18th century, oil on canvas, artist is unknown,” this painting is very different because the only two people present are joseph and Christ, usually its Mary and Christ. However if you compare this painting to the first one you will notice several things, one a lot more gold is being used, this could mean the painter was more famous and had more money to spend on materials. Another thing is the faces and