Anonymous - Angelo the arquebusier

The subject of this work is highly distinctive and harks back to a specific artistic field. The iconography is typical of the so-called "Harquebusier Angel," who, as we can see from the painting, is dressed in elegant and flamboyant late-17th-century clothing, including the typical voluminous hairdo. A distinctive and unusual feature is the fact that the angel is armed with a harquebus. This iconography is typical of the so-called Andean Baroque, also known as the "mestizo style," the form of sacred art that developed among the peoples of Latin America after the Spanish conquest. Traditionally, harquebusier Angels represented falcons, the forms the deceased assumed after death and were considered protectors of their families.

The work displays the typical Andean Baroque style, whose main characteristic is the fusion of European Baroque aesthetics with a certain archaic character that was more suited to the art of the indigenous peoples of Latin America, thus spreading Christian art to the natives as well. Thus, we can see how the pomposity, typical of Baroque art, marries a certain iconic, supernatural fixity. Furthermore, we must also add a certain residual component of Mannerist stylistic elements, discernible in the exaggerated affectation of the figure and its artificial elegance.

The anonymous artist who created this angel arquebusier has a style perfectly in keeping with the characteristics of the so-called Andean Baroque. Specifically, in addition to the iconic character typical of the aforementioned style, he exhibits a certain rigidity of form that suggests a popular yet highly significant artistry in that artistic field.

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