Diego Quispe Tito

Diego Quispe Tito was a Peruvian artist active in the 17th century, known for his unique style that blended Italian Mannerism and Flemish painting with local Andean landscapes and decorative birds. Born in 1611, he worked in a village near Cuzco, developing an individual artistic voice.1

His work is associated with the Cuzco school, a group of artists in Peru from the 16th to 18th centuries, encompassing various ethnicities and styles. Quispe Tito's art reflects the cultural mixing of the region, a characteristic of the "Mestizo style" that emerged during the late Baroque era. He created a series of paintings depicting the life of St. John the Baptist for the Church of San Sebastian in 1663.12