Master of Calamarca

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Master of Calamarca: The Angel Letiel. (Copy based on the original)

With Master of Calamarca the unnamed Latin American is baroque painter called that by about 1680 or 1750 for the church of Calamarca in today's Bolivia has created two series of angels. His paintings in oil on wood are considered to be important examples of the Latin American Baroque (barroco americano) in the then Viceroyalty of Peru . They show their own local style, which combines elements of the local population's understanding of art and religion with the baroque style introduced from Europe in terms of color composition and choice of motifs.

Well known are the master's unusual pictures of angels with firearms (arcabuces).

Works (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ K. Donahue-Wallace: Art and architecture of viceregal Latin America. UNM Press 2008 (English).
  2. ^ JJ Rishel, SL Stratton: The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820. Yale University Press 2006.
  3. ^ JJ Granados: Image and Art in the Process of Christianization in Latin America . Lit-Verlag 2003.
  4. ↑ M. Barker: Engel - Heavenly messengers in art and religion . Knesebeck 2005
  5. ^ J. De Mesa, T. Gisbert: Historia de la Pintura Cuzqueña. Fundación Augusto N.Wiese 1982 (Spanish).
personal data
SURNAME Master of Calamarca
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latin American baroque painter working in Bolivia
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
DATE OF DEATH 17th century or 18th century