The Cuzquena School has it's own artistic style of the period of the American colonies, that had most of it's characteristic production in the Peruvian city of Cuzco, between the 17th centuries and XVIII.
The school of cuzco, integrated an enormous quantity of artisans in diverse workshops, is recognized for the baroque style of its paintings and sculptures; the main motive of these was to portray biblical passages, religious scenes occurred in American territory (miracles of apparition, mainly) and to saints and associated martyrs the process of evangelización of the colonies.
The works of the school of cuzco are recognized for continuing a common level of representation, by integrating visually iconographic elements and by the use of tones for the paintings and of polychrome woods for the sculptures.
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