Eduardo Cohen Watkins
Jesus of Nazareth, Cuzco (Peru), c. 1720–1750
Jesus of Nazareth, Cuzco (Peru), c. 1720–1750
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Unidentified artist
Oil on canvas
155 x 112 cm
This painting depicts a Nazareno (Holy Week procession penitent), or Christ carrying the cross. At first glance, the image could be interpreted as a scene from Christ’s Passion, but the altar table pictured towards the bottom of the painting, as well as the beautiful vases of flowers, lead us to believe that this is a portrait of a sculptural image of dressing a Nazareno. This being the case, it could be a portrait of the famous Nazareno venerated for so long in one of the side chapels of the church of San Francisco in Cuzco.
