Angel Arcabucero
A later, 19th-century echo of the militia format — the tradition still being painted generations on.
- Work
- Oil on canvas
- Artist / creator
- Andean school (anonymous)
- Origin & date
- Andean region, 19th century
- Held by
- Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain); illustrated in a Christie's Latin American Art online auction record
Format
The full-resolution scan — yours to print, study, and keep.
Size
$24.00
The story
Most arquebusier angels in this collection date to the 17th or 18th century, the genre's classic period — this canvas is later, an Andean 19th-century continuation of the same courtier-and-musket format decades after the viceroyalty itself had ended. That persistence is its own kind of evidence: the angel-militia image had become a durable regional genre in its own right, independent of the colonial administration that originally gave it context.
The costume details soften slightly with time, but the core grammar — plume, lace, gun at rest — holds almost unchanged.
About this reproduction
- • Faithful reproduction of a public-domain work, sourced from Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain); illustrated in a Christie's Latin American Art online auction record’s open-access release.
- • Printed to order on EMA matte art paper, 200gsm. The heirloom frame is gold, under acrylic, with no mount.
- • Color-managed to the source scan.
- • Ships in 5–9 business days; satisfaction guarantee.
From the same collection
Archangel Eliel with Harquebus
A noble in plumed hat and lace collar, musket shouldered like a courtier's cane.
The Archangel Salamiel with a Musket
Winged, armed, and dressed for a viceroy's court — the militia of heaven, Andean-style.
Archangel Josiel
From the angel-wall of Uquía, high in the Argentine Andes — the militia's southern outpost.