Pedro José Díaz (act. 1770–1815)

• Considered a Spanish colonial (Latin American) painter, most likely Peruvian.
• Active in Lima, Peru between 1770 and 1815, Pedro José Díaz is considered the most important painter of the late colonial period in Peru.
• Celebrated in his day, Díaz excelled in religious images and portraits.

• His period of activity overlaps with the later phase of the Cusco School and related regional workshops.

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