The Virgin of the Candelaria

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Bernardo Bitti was a Jesuit painter who introduced Mannerism to Peruvian art. He was born in Italy in 1548 and died in Peru in 1610.1

One of Bitti's works is The Virgin of the Candelaria. In this painting, a graceful Virgin holds the Christ child while angels illuminate the scene with candles. The dramatic lighting in this piece suggests influences from Sevillian painting.1

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Bernardo Bitti
…work for San Pedro was The Virgin of the Candelaria, in which a graceful Virgin holds the Christ child while angels light the scene with candles. Its dramatic lighting, a common device in Bitti’s work, suggests that aspects of the Sevillian painting he had seen during his sojourn in Spain…
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…work for San Pedro was The Virgin of the Candelaria, in which a graceful Virgin holds the Christ child while angels light the scene with candles. Its dramatic lighting, a common device in Bitti’s work, suggests that aspects of the Sevillian painting he had seen during his sojourn in Spain…
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