Archangel Gabriel
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Archangel GabrielIsabel 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. The image blends classical fertility symbols with baroque angelology in a distinctly Andean devotional mode.