International contemporary art platform1636–1710
Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao
Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao (1636–1710) was a Quechua painter from Cusco, Peru, associated with the Cuzco School—an 18th-century colonial art movement uniting indigenous artists trained in Spanish religious painting.
Biography
Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao was born in 1636 and died in 1710. He was an artist and cultural figure from the Viceroyalty of Peru, belonging to the Quechua people and originating from the city of Cusco. Basilio was a representative of the Cuzco School, a colonial art movement that brought together indigenous painters trained in Spanish religious painting. The primary artistic style of this school was Baroque. Basilio Pacheco de Santa Cruz Pumacallao made an important contribution to the history of art in the Viceroyalty of Peru, reflecting a synthesis of local culture and European traditions.
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