An antique Cusco School or Cuzco School, Roman Catholic, oil painting on board depicting a portrait of Archangel Gabriel with a Child. Framed. The Cusco School or Cuzco School, was a Roman Catholic artistic tradition based in Cusco, Peru the former capital of the Inca Empire during the Colonial period, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. It was not limited to Cusco only, but spread to other cities in the Andes, as well as to present day Ecuador and Bolivia. Circa: early 19th century. Antique Latin American Icons, Religious Wares and Collectibles.