Atabalipa, Roy de Peru · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Atabalipa, Roy de Peru
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Peru; South America; Paris; France
Description: Atabalipa (Atahualpa in Quechua) is shown in portrait from the waist up, standing with arms crossed and gazing to his left with his head tilted slightly upwards. He wears a headdress decorated with feathers around the crown of his head and a large feathered tassel that hangs from a strip of cloth tied around the headdress. He also wears a short-sleeved tunic, bunched into a knot at his right shoulder, which has a circular, floral motif on the chest. He has chains around his wrists and neck. Atahualpa was the last Inca Emperor (or Sapa Inca) to officially rule before the Spanish conquistadors established their control. Atahualpa gained the title in 1532 after winning a civil war fought against his half-brother for control of the Inca Empire. He was captured by Spanish colonists led by Francisco Pizarro that same year and was executed by the Spanish in 1533.
Image Creator: Unknown (Engraver);Widow of Jacques Kerver (Printer);Guillaume Chaudière (Printer); Unknown (Engraver); Widow of Jacques Kerver (Printer); Guillaume Chaudière (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate engraving
Identifier: mta:23575
Language: fre
Source Name: Les Vrais Povtraits et Vies des Hommes illvstres Grecz, Latins, et Payens
Parent Collection: 1584 Paris; 1584 Paris
Image: mta_23575_OBJ.png
Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Incas; Indigenous peoples – South America; Incas – Kings and rulers; Indigenous peoples – Clothing – South America; Headdresses; Featherwork; Chains

Media: mta_23575_OBJ.png