Civdad Del Infierno, Penas Graues · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Civdad Del Infierno, Penas Graues
Subject: Hell; Inferno; Sinners; Religion; Christianity; Devils
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; South America; Hell
Description: This image depicts sinners in the inferno of Hell. The author urges his readers to be good Christians so that they do not end up here. The image is a large jaguar head with sinners inside of its open mouth. There is a devil inside the mouth of the jaguar torturing the sinners, and there are also devils coming out of the ears and nostrils of the jaguar. There is a man inside the mouth who has a spear impaling his chest as torture. The rest of the people all have terrified expressions with tears running down their face. The caption written on the jaguar reads, príncipe de las tinieblas, el rrico auariento, engrato, luxuria, soberuia [The prince of darkness, the avaricious man, the ungrateful, lust, pride]. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, Castigo de los soberbiosos pecadores y rricos que no temen a Dios [Punishment of the proud sinners and rich men who do not fear God].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23807
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_23807_OBJ.jpg