| "Burial of St. Francis". Series on the Life of St. Francis. Juan Zapaca Inga. 1684. Oil on cloth. 205 x381 cm. The artist has placed | ![]() |
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| the scene
in his contemporary setting, the main square in Cuzco at
the end of the 17th century. The funeral procession in
the foreground includes magnificent portraits of leading
civil and ecclesiastical dignitaries of the time. As a
contrast one sees a merry group of courtiers strolling in
the square. The signature and date appear at the bottom right of the painting.
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