Archangel Gabriel (Isabel de Santiago)
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Archangel Gabriel (Isabel de Santiago)Isabel de Santiago

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This early 18th c. work by Isabel de Santiago—a rare female artist of the Quito School—portrays Gabriel as a celestial messenger of abundance. Draped in luminous textiles, the archangel holds a cornucopia, blending classical fertility symbols with baroque angelology in a uniquely Andean devotional image.