The museum has a sizable collection of religious paintings of the 17th- and 18th-century Cuzco School.
He was one of the last members of the Cuzco School, an art center in which Spanish painters taught native students to paint religious works.
In Peru, this genre was known as the Cuzco School.
During this period, most art focused on religious subjects; the numerous churches of the era and the paintings of the Cuzco School are representative.
'Archangel with Gun', by an anonymous painter of the Cuzco School, early 18th century.
Inside is a large collection of paintings from the Cuzco School.
He is considered the leader of the Cuzco School of painting.
His Peruvian art collection features extensive silverware and fine arts, the latter including numerous original works from the Cuzco School of the colonial period.
Paintings of the Cuzco School, which combine traditional European religious art and Indian influences, hang throughout.
The Cuzco School is regarded as the first center of European-style painting in the Americas.