Monjas S[eno]ras S[an]tas de Conventos · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Monjas S[eno]ras S[an]tas de Conventos
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; South America; West Indies
Description: This image depicts an indigenous woman approaching a convent. The indigenous woman is illustrated wearing a long dress that has an embroidered waist. She also has a wrap over her head that appears to be carrying items. The indigenous woman is holding a plate of food and offering to the woman in the window. The woman behind the barred window is a nun and she is depicted with her hands together in prayer. There is dialogue written above the indigenous woman’s head which reads, cay limosnallayta diosrayco chasquiuay, senora santa monja [For God, holy nun, receive my alms]. The nun replies, sea por amor de dios, madre [Be it for God’s sake, mother].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23590
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles; Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_23590_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Nuns; Convents; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Women; Colonialism; Colonization; Religious Orders