Bolivian Paintings

This painting features a banner with the words "Paz Y Union en las Cuatros Republicas" or "Peace and Unity in the Four Republics." The work was painted in Bolivia in the first half of the 19th century a period of strong nationalist impulses that were eagerly captured by the nation's visual artists. Spanish conquistadors took possession of Bolivia in the 16th century, but the territory was reclaimed in 1825 by Simón Bolívar...

Provenance: Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2012 Private Sale, Baltimore Antique Show, Baltimore, MD Chrisitie’s Auctions (with verso auction labels) Description: The town of Pomata, situated above Lake Titicaca in the highlands of Peru, was once a popular place for Christian pilgrimage. In this painting, Our Lady of Pomata is dressed in lavish garments and adorned with precious materials. This type of iconic image, found throughout Latin America, is known as a statue painting. This Virgen de...

Provenance: Private Collection, Sao Paulo, Brazil Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2007 Description: This Virgin of the Rosary is crowned with a jeweled diadem sprouting plumes, flanked by roses and other flowers. She holds an ornately dressed Christ Child in her left hand. Her gown is covered by a red cape that is richly embroidered with floral details. The town of Pomata, situated above Lake Titicaca in the highlands of Peru, was once a popular location of Christian pilgrimage. The profusion of roses, which not only surround the Virgen but also adorn her hair, alludes to the mysteries of the rosary, in keeping with European tradition. It may also refer to the canonization of Saint Rose of Lima...

This gorgeously detailed painting depicts San Ysidro Labrador (Isidore the Laborer) - the patron saint of farmers. Here he is pictured in extravagant colonial dress...