Luis de Riaño (1596–c. 1667)
• Was a Peruvian criollo painter.
• Luis de Riaño was born in 1596 in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru.
• He was the son of Ana de Cáceres, and Spanish captain Juan de Riaño.
• He studied Counter-Maniera style painting under Angelino Medoro from 1611 to 1618.
• De Riaño is best known for his frescos painted in the 1620s at the Church of San Pedro de Andahuaylillas in the Andahuaylillas District in Cusco.
• He remained an active painter until the 1640s.
• He died after 1667.
• His work is an important representation of Cusco School, the Peruvian colonial painting style.
