This illustration
Artista: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
Siglo XVII · Perú
Colección: Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala
In this illustration, a Mercedarian friar whips a kneeling man who is in front of a door. The friar wears a habit and holds a stick in his hand, while the man wears a crown and holds a sharp object. The scene depicts an act of punishment within an enclosed space.
literatura-colonial peru siglo-xvii historia america-colonial figuras-masculinas trabajo-forzado religion-cristiana
