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Title
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Los Artificios, Pintor, Escultor, Entallador, Bordador, Seruicio de Dios y de la Santa Yglecia
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Description
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This image depicts two indigenous artisans painting a crucifix inside of a church. One artisan is kneeling as he holds a paint brush in his right hand and a bowl of paint in his left hand. The other artist who is depicted standing is holding a bowl of paint with both hands. The author praises the artisans of colonial Peru who worked in service of the church to create religious images and artisanal creations. The large caption at the bottom of the image reads, [ni]ngunna persona cristiano pueda tocar ninguna y[ma]gen ni borrala porque uiendo aquello no cre[e]n los ynfie[les], no hazen caso. En el ano de 1613 becitador de la ygl[e]cia man[do] [...]rrar en el pueblo se san pedro de uarochiri pintado pecado sacre[mento], por ello las mugeres dieron tanto miedo grandicimo que [...] [No Christian person can touch or erase any image because the non-believers to not believe it. In the year 1613 a resident of the church commanded in the town of San Pedro painted a sin sacrament, which is why the women gave such great fear that …].
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Image Creator
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Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:23623
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Source Name
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El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
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Image
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