Diego Quispe Tito |
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Cuzco, Peru |
| Died | 1681
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| Nationality | Quechua |
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| Known for | devotional painting, Mannerism |
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| Notable work | Signs of the Zodiac |
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| Movement | Cusco School |
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Diego Quispe Tito (1611–1681) was a
Cuzco School of painting.
[1] Despite the prevalence of European artistic influences, some painters in Cuzco were of Inca descent, infusing their art with indigenous elements. Diego Quispe Tito, adopted a distinctive style blending Italian Mannerism and Flemish painting techniques with depictions of local landscapes adorned with decorative birds. Working in a village near Cuzco, Quispe Tito developed his unique approach, exemplified in his series of paintings portraying the life of St. John the Baptist for the Church of San Sebastian in 1663.
[2]Background
The son of a noble
on its door.
Art career
Quispe Tito's earliest signed painting is an Jesuit
Bernardo Bitti, who was active at the time in Cuzco. In addition, he is believed to have known
Luis de Riaño in his youth, and may have derived some elements of his style from the older artist; de Riaño, a painter from
Lima, had trained in the workshop of
Angelino Medoro
Quispe Tito also was influenced in his work by
Christ. These engravings were designed for distribution in Peru, where worship of the
sun,
moon, and
stars was still practiced in some quarters; they were designed to encourage worship of Christ and His miracles in place of the zodiac. A further series, depicting scenes from the life of
John the Baptist and dating to 1663, was also produced on Flemish models.
Quispe Tito also incorporated several personal elements into his work; most notable was his use of gilding and his depiction of spacious landscapes filled with birds and angels. In 1667 he painted several scenes from the life of Christ, which were sent to Potosí.
Death
Quispe Tito died in
Cuzco
in 1681.
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