PEDRO DE VARGAS (Montilla, Córdoba, 1553-?); XVI century. "The coronation of the Virgin"" Oil on panel.

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  PEDRO DE VARGAS (Montilla, Córdoba, 1553-?); XVI century. "The coronation of the Virgin"" Oil on panel. Presents repainting and restorations. Measurements: 124 x 137 cm; 140 x 154 cm (frame). The theme of the coronation of the Virgin, was told in the second century by St. Meliton, bishop of Sardis and later disseminated by Gregory of Tours, and Santiago de la Voragine, who collected it in his famous legend Aurea. The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin is also a subject of devotion throughout Christianity. Beyond art, the Coronation is a central motif in Marian Processions around the world. Of Cordovan origin, Pedro de Vargas achieved notoriety as an artist in the territories colonized by Spain. He traveled to the New World as a soldier, abandoning his Jesuit career for a period. However, in 1575, Pedro de Vargas rejoined the Jesuit order in the city of Lima. It was during this period when he began to train as a painter, learning from the Jesuit master, Bernardo Bitti. He began his professional career with his master Bitti, working under him in the decoration of the altarpieces of the church of San Pedro de Lina, and the church of the Company of Cuzco. He also intervened in works in other regions such as Quito and Potosi, and in 1596 he decided to leave the order, settling in Trujillo. Pedro de Vargas is one of the referents of the so-called Cuzco school, being one of the first artists to apply the brocateado technique, which consists of painting the details of the damask fabrics, and sometimes applying gold on them. It is worth mentioning that, during the Spanish colonial domination, a mainly religious painting was developed, destined to Christianize the indigenous peoples. The local painters were modeled on Spanish works, which they followed literally in terms of types and iconography. The most frequent models were the harquebusier angels and the triangular virgins,
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