Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Americas, The
6. Latin American
7. Colonial Latin American styles
8. Colonial Latin American fine arts styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to a culture, and style of painting and sculpture promoted and established in a colonial Ecuadorean art school in 1552. It marked the foundation of a religious art movement, featuring wooden polychrome sculpture and paintings. In architecture, the style influenced the construction of churches, cloisters, and mansions, characterized by such features as Baroque columns, ceilings, and massive altars covered with gold leaf.