Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei
Master of Calamarca (La Paz School). c. 17th century C.E. Cornaro chapel, church of Santa Maria Della Vittoria, Rome, Italy
Oil on canvas
As the Angels was one of the topics most characteristic of the painting from the Viceregal in America, this kind of art and
characters are found in different villages of Peru, Argentina and even in other departments of Bolivia. Calamarca is one of the
most complete collections, including Angels holding arquebuses, swords, holding keys or spikes of wheat or a bundle of fire in
his hand.
