The Virgin of the Andes Archangels Arth 224: Colonial to Contemporary Latin American Art Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi Spring 2015
The Virgin of the Andes: Inka Queen and Christian Goddess The Coya (or Queen) was the woman most venerated among the Indians. She was a goddess, the descendant of the Moon and she was the queen, the wife/sister of the Inka king. Her attributes included weaving implements, feathers, birds, flowers, tipi pins,and other ornaments. Textual Source: Carol Damian, “The Virgin of the Andes: Inka Queen and Christian Goddess” in Woman and Art in Early Modern Latin America, edited by Kelly K. McIntyre and Richard E. Phillips (Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2007). 73-97. This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices. Unknown (Peruvian), Coya Mamahuaco, Historia General del Peru, 1590-1613
Unknown (Peruvian), Portrait of a Coya or Ñusta, c. 1730-50. This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices. Unknown (Peruvian), Portrait of a Coya or Ñusta, c. 1730-50.
Unknown (Peruvian), Portrait of a Coya or Ñusta, 18th c. This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices. Unknown (Peruvian), Portrait of a Coya or Ñusta, 18th c.
When the Spaniards conquered the Inka Empire, the reverence to the Inka Coya would persist in Christian images of the Virgin Mary, the Catholic Queen. People have revered the Virgin Mary for centuries but in Cuzco, Peru she is portrayed as a distinctive image that fuses Christian and Andean concepts. Artists of Cuzco created a school of painting, known as the Cuzco School, where they portrayed her in multiple ways.
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By incorporating the imagery and symbolism associated with Andean female deities and other royal personalities, the colonial image of the Virgin Mary assumed new significance as an Andean, rather than a purely European/Western deity. Her Christian-Spanish iconography coexisted with its counterpart inspired by deities such as the Earth Mother, called Pachamama, and the Goddess of the Moon, Quilla. She was also a Queen to the native peoples- an Inka Coya.
Unknown (Bolivian), The Virgin of the Mountain (Pachamama), 18th c. This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices. Unknown (Bolivian), The Virgin of the Mountain (Pachamama), 18th c.
Unknown (Bolivia) Virgin Mary of the Cerro Rico of Potosi, 18th century, o/c. Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosi. Unknown (Bolivia) Virgin Mary of the Cerro Rico of Potosi, 18th century, o/c. Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosi.
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Luis Niño, Our Lady of the Victory of Málaga, c. 1735, o/c
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Unknown (Peruvian), Virgin of Cocharcas, 18th c.. This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices. Unknown (Peruvian), Virgin of Cocharcas, 18th c..
Unknown, Virgin of Belem, first half 18th c. Source: Data From: University of California, San Diego Unknown, Virgin of Belem, first half 18th c.
Unknown (Cuzco School), Virgin as a Young Girl Spinning, 18th c. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility. Unknown (Cuzco School), Virgin as a Young Girl Spinning, 18th c.
Unknown (Peruvian, Cuzco School), Saint Rose of Lima, 18th c. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility. Unknown (Peruvian, Cuzco School), Saint Rose of Lima, 18th c.
Archangels Textual source: Eleanor Goodman, “Portraits of Empire: Notes on Angels and Archangels in the Spanish World” in Art in Spain and the Hispanic World: Essays in Honor of Jonathan Brown, edited by Sarah Schroth. 2010.
A unique genre of paintings of extraordinary archangels holding guns – harquebusiers or ángeles arcabuceros- developed in the New World (predominantly Andean region) The representations of archangels were important demonstrations of the power and control of the Spanish Habsburg empire over Spanish America Unknown (Peruvian, Cuzco School), Archangel Raphael, 18th c.
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Master of Calamarca (Bolivianl), The Angel Barachiel, 18th c. This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices. Master of Calamarca (Bolivianl), The Angel Barachiel, 18th c.
Veneration of the seven archangels originated in the 15th century. They include Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Sealchiel, Jehudiel, and Barachiel Only Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael appeared in the Bible. The other 4 had appeared miraculously to a Portuguese nobleman. The Seven angelic princes were described in a 1516 book by a Sicilian priest and eventually adopted into visual form through a series of paintings. They became particularly popular in the Viceroyalty of Peru. The viceregal angels appeared to be crusaders for and defenders of the Habsburg faith and governance.
Unknown (Peruvian, Cuzco School), Archangel Michael, 18th c. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility. Unknown (Peruvian, Cuzco School), Archangel Michael, 18th c.
Unknown (Peruvian, Cuzco School), Archangel Raphael, c. 1720. This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices. Unknown (Peruvian, Cuzco School), Archangel Raphael, c. 1720.
The archangels are often dressed in the aristocratic manner of the Spanish viceroys The archangels are portraits symbolic of both the Church and the Habsburg state
José Joaquín Bermejo Don José Antonio Manso de Velasco Count of Superunda, Viceroy of Peru c. 1761-66
Viceroy José Solís Folch de Cardona Joaquín Gutiérrez Viceroy José Solís Folch de Cardona After 1770, Colombian Museo de Arte Colonial, Bogotá Joaquín Gutiérrez Viceroy José Solís Folch de Cardona After 1770, Colombian
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Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego
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