Replica del Cajon San Marcos, Siglo XIX (Replica of Saint Mark’s Box,19th Century)
Maker
Nicario Jimenéz Quispé
Date1994
MediumPigment, wood, potato, plaster
SignedNicario Jimenéz Q 94
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNLA1994.22.LMA
DescriptionRetablo titled Replica del Cajon San Marcos Siglo XIX (Replica of Saint Mark’s Box 19th Century). The outside doors are painted with phases of the moon, rainbow, and a condor, while the inside doors depict flowers. Figures in the interior include St. Mark and other saints with robes and halos and worshipers in indigenous dress. This replica is made in muted colors to imitate the original colonial-era style.
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Exhibitions
Makers and Materials of the Americas
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