Murúa Manuscript
Artista: No identificado
Siglo XVII · Perú
Colección: Códice Murúa
This manuscript is an illustrated page from the General History of Peru, written by the chronicler and Mercedarian friar Martín de Murúa. The page displays an elaborate coat of arms with symbolic elements, surrounded by handwritten text detailing the book's content, including Inca civil wars and the arrival of the Spanish. The illustration, executed with watercolor and ink on paper, is an example of the artistic style of the period and the interest in historical chronicles and genealogy.
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