Stock no. 859277 · Ref. A2989
Oil on Canvas from The Cuzco School
1930
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No longer available- Period
- 1930
- Dimensions
- H 45 cm · W 34 cm
- Reference
- A2989
- Stock no.
- 859277
- Status
- Sold
Catalogue note
An oil of San Antonio Abad, Patron Saint of the Animals, on Canvas stretched over board by The artist Rene Callo Sanchez who was a member of the Cuzco School of Religious Art in Peru. Framed in an attractive hand carved fruitwood frame, this painting is very detailed and pleasing. Probably from around 1930.l
The subject matter, San Antonio Abad, Patron Saint of Animals is
also known as San Antonio the Abbott or Saint Anthony of the Desert
San Antonio Abad is a religious observance in Mexico where pets and livestock are blessed.
San Antonio was an Egyptian Monk born in 251 who was tempted in the dessert by demons in the shape of animals. He can be identified in art as an older man wearing a monks robe with a pig at his feet.
Depending on the location and custom, people will bring pets – usually dogs and cats but also snakes, birds and ferrets into the church in the late afternoon. Farmers will take their cattle or horses outside the church to receive the saints blessing and ensure the animals wellbeing. The animals and pets are decorated with flowers and ribbons.
The Cusco School or Cuzco School, was a Roman Catholic artistic tradition based in Cusco, Peru during the Colonial period, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. It was not limited to Cusco only, but spread to other cities in the Andes, as well as to present day Ecuador and Bolivia. Wikipedia
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The subject matter, San Antonio Abad, Patron Saint of Animals is
also known as San Antonio the Abbott or Saint Anthony of the Desert
San Antonio Abad is a religious observance in Mexico where pets and livestock are blessed.
San Antonio was an Egyptian Monk born in 251 who was tempted in the dessert by demons in the shape of animals. He can be identified in art as an older man wearing a monks robe with a pig at his feet.
Depending on the location and custom, people will bring pets – usually dogs and cats but also snakes, birds and ferrets into the church in the late afternoon. Farmers will take their cattle or horses outside the church to receive the saints blessing and ensure the animals wellbeing. The animals and pets are decorated with flowers and ribbons.
The Cusco School or Cuzco School, was a Roman Catholic artistic tradition based in Cusco, Peru during the Colonial period, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. It was not limited to Cusco only, but spread to other cities in the Andes, as well as to present day Ecuador and Bolivia. Wikipedia
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