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The Tree of Jesse

Artist: Unidentified Cuzco Artist
Title: The Tree of Jesse
Date: 17th century
Medium: Gilt and polychrome relief attached to the upper ends of two parallel walls of a venue.
Location: Patrimonio Artístico de la Iglesia Católica del Perú
Photo Source: PESSCA Photographic Archive
Correspondence Credit: Almerindo Ojeda
Note: Although the kings of this relief are, for the most part, simple mirror images of each other, the peculiar distribution of these kings in two parallel branches, one of which issues from King David and his harp, matches the corresponding engraving
Item: 5892B