We toured Cusco today. The Cathedral here is quite unique. The guide described the style as super-baroque. Imagine baroque style but with more intricate carvings and incorporating a lot of mirrors and Peruvian figures.
They have the best last supper painting ever. In the painting, the main course on the table is guinea pig and the Apostles are drinking chicha and the crucifix is seen through a window in the back. The Peruvian painters were confused by the stories as they were forcibly converted to Catholicism. They did not understand that the guy at the last supper and the guy being crucified was the same guy.
We were not allowed to take pictures in the cathedral. A picture of the last supper painting can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Zapata. Unfortunately, the top of the painting showing the crucifixion is not shown in the image.
We are off to the jungle tomorrow so no updates for a few days.
They have the best last supper painting ever. In the painting, the main course on the table is guinea pig and the Apostles are drinking chicha and the crucifix is seen through a window in the back. The Peruvian painters were confused by the stories as they were forcibly converted to Catholicism. They did not understand that the guy at the last supper and the guy being crucified was the same guy.
We were not allowed to take pictures in the cathedral. A picture of the last supper painting can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Zapata. Unfortunately, the top of the painting showing the crucifixion is not shown in the image.
We are off to the jungle tomorrow so no updates for a few days.
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