20231213 – Cusco, Peru, Korikancha, Basilica and Saqsaywaman
The most interesting oil painting we saw was by Marcos Apaka. He had painted a version of the Last Supper. He is a Quechuan artist commissioned to paint the Last Supper with Jesus in the middle and his disciples around the table. However, they did not tell him what the party was eating. So he put a guinea pig as the meal, and instead of wine, he put Chicha Morale, corn, etc., all local food. Judas is the only one holding silver under the table. He is the only one looking at the viewer. He is the only dark-skinned while all the others are white, and he painted Francisco Pizarro’s face for Judas!
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