the School of Cuzco, Andean Baroque style
Photographic reportage by HervĂŠ HUGHES / hemis.fr
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Peru :
The Churches in Peru abound with wonderful colonial artwork and particularly those of Cuzco and its sacred valley. In the footsteps of the conquistadors, the Spanish evangelists were spreading to the new world the religious images coming from Europe. This explains the birth of the school of Cuzco in the 17th century bringing to the world of art the Peruvian baroque style and its masters Diego Quispe Tito, Basilio de Santa Cruz Puma Callao who would never cease to paint the Virgin as an Andes beauty or a representation of the last supper which can be admired in Cuzco cathedral : the Christ and his apostles are dining around a table where the main dish of grilled guinea pig– a culinary speciality of the Andes - is put centre stage! It is impossible not to be amazed by those paintings, frescoes, ornaments such as the ones South of Cuzco in the small baroque Church of the village of Andahuaylillas which is nicknamed the « Sistine Chapel of the Andes » because of its splendour and interior decoration. A place not to be missed, 3300 metres high, down the Andes moutain range, the richness of Andean baroque art in the city which the incas called the «navel of the world» : Cuzco.
HEMIS_366077 : Peru, Cuzco Province, Andahuaylillas, Baroque Church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries, considered as the Sistine Chapel of the Andes
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas lit up
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Corpus Christi feast, for several days in June, parade through the streets, the Virgin and Saints of the city, St Sebastien
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Peru, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, historical center listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Teresa Monastery, Baroque painting of the Cuzco School, the Virgin
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Huaro, Quechua Indian on the front of the church
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma Museum, painting of the Cuzco School, the Virgin of Las Nieves, 18th century
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma museum, Cuzco school painting, wedding of the Inca imperial descendants with the Cas Loyola y Borja, Inca dignitaries, detail, 18th century
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Our Lady of the Assumption cathedral, colonial baroque style built in the XVIth century
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, Holy Week, Quechua Indian praying in front of a decorated cross
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Peru, Cuzco Province,Andahuaylillas, Jesuit Father Luis Herrera facing a Baroque fresco depicting the Hell painted by Indian painters of Cuzco School, of the end of the 17th century
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de las Nazaneras, young Peruvian girl and her alpaca passing in front of a palace decorated with Inca symbols
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Catalina Monastery of the Dominican order, representation of a nun in her cell
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma Museum, painting of the Cuzco School, wedding of the Inca Imperial descendants with the Cas Loyola y Borja, 18th century
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, La Compania de Jesus church, built in 1650 on the site of an Inca palace, it has a Baroque facade
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Peru, Lima, historical center listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the Cathedral Museum, painting of the Cuzco School depecticting the Last Supper, in the middle cooked guinea pig which is still eaten by Quechua Indians nowadays
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Andahuaylillas, the Baroque church covered with Baroque fresco paintings by XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries school of Cuzco, regarded as the Sistine Chapel in the Andes, day of the Holy Cross (Santa Cruz)
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Easter, Easter Monday, the procession of Christ Earthquakes, patron of the city of Cuzco
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HEMIS_442511 : Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Corpus Christi feast, for several days in June, parade through the streets, the Virgin and Saints of the city, St Blaise
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Houaro, church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries, fresco depicting the Hell
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Catalina Monastery of the Dominican order, the chapter house with Baroque friezes, St Dominic and the Virgin
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas illuminated, the fountain
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the city roofs and churchs surrounded by peaks which culminated at more than 4000m
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Calle San Blas
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Museum of Religious Art from the Diocese, Lambari Collection, Baroque painting of the Cuzco School
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas with colonial architecture and its arches
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Catalina Monastery of the Dominican order, the chapter house with Baroque friezes
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Catalina Monastery of the Dominican order, Baroque Christ
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Catalina Monastery of the Dominican order, St Dominic
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Catalina Monastery of the Dominican order
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas lit up
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, San Antonio Abad Chapel, detail of a golden Baroque altarpiece, St Paul
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, San Antonio Abad Chapel, detail of a golden Baroque altarpiece, the Virgin
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Museum of Religious Art from the Diocese, Lambari Collection, detail of a 18th century Baroque altarpiece, San Pablo (St Paul)
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, San Francisco Church, painting of the Cuzco School depecticting the Last Supper, in the middle cooked guinea pig which is still eaten by Quechua Indians nowadays
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HEMIS_374182 : Peru, Cuzco Province, Houaro, church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries, the Hell
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Peru, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral of Colonial Baroque style built in the 16th century
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, Compania Church
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Peru, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral of Colonial Baroque style built in the 16th century
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, prayer in La Merced Church
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas with colonial architecture and its arches
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Peru, Cuzco Province,Andahuaylillas, Baroque Church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries, considered as the Sistine Chapel of the Andes
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Andahuaylillas, Baroque Church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries, considered as the Sistine Chapel of the Andes, detail of a fresco depicting the Hell
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Houaro, church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Houaro, church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Kaninunka, church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Kaninunka, the church shelters Baroque paintings and frescoes of the Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Kaninunka, church covered of Baroque paintings and frescoes of Cuzco School of the 17th and 18th centuries
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de las Nazarenas, Monasterio Hotel settled in a 16th century monastery
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, street peddler passing in front of San Pedro Church
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de las Nazarenas, Monasterio Hotel settled in a 16th century monastery, vaulted room of the restaurant
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, Quechua Indian women discussing in front of Compania Church
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HEMIS_374168 : Peru, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, historical center listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Teresa Monastery, Baroque painting of the Cuzco School attributed to Quechua painter Quispe Tito, the Virgin
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas illuminated, colonial baroque style Our Lady of the Assumption cathedral built in XVIth century and Compania church
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the arches of Plaza de Armas with colonial architecture
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral of Colonial Baroque style built in the 16th century, niche with the Holy Trinity
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, tourists at a terrace in Plaza San Blas
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, young Quechua Indian girls
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Easter, Easter Monday, the procession of Christ Earthquakes, patron of the city of Cuzco, district of San Sebastian brotherhood
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Easter, Easter Monday, Christ of the Earthquakes, Black Christ, head of the city of Cuzco
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Corpus Christi feast, for several days in June, parade through the streets, the Virgin and Saints of the city
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma Museum, painting of the Cuzco School, the Virgin as a child spinning wool, 18th century
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Peru, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, historical center listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Teresa Monastery, Baroque painting of the Cuzco School, Madonna with child
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Peru, Lima, INC (Nationale for the Heritage Safeguarding), restoration of a Christ statue
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Peru, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, historical center listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Santa Teresa Monastery, Baroque painting of the Cuzco School, nun with her jewels, 18th century
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma Museum, painting of the Cuzco School, San Lorenzo (St Lawrence), 17th century
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma Museum, painting of the Cuzco School, Santiago Matamoros, St James, the Moors killer, 18th century
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma Museum, painting of the Cuzco School, the Virgin of Las Nieves, 18th century
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Peru, Lima, Pedro de Osma Museum, painting of the Cuzco School, Madonna with child by Bernado Bitti, founder of the Cuzco School, 17th century
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HEMIS_385809 : Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Easter, Easter Monday, a procession of Christ on Earthquakes, patron of the city of Cuzco, entering the church of La Merced
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, La Merced church
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Plaza de Armas, La Compania de Jesus church, built in 1650 on the site of an Inca palace, it has a Baroque facade
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Corpus Christi feast, for several days in June, parade through the streets, the Virgin and Saints of the city
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Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, view on the historic center and Plaza de Armas
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