Patrimonio artístico de la Quebrada
Subtitle: el arte religioso en capillas de la Quebrada de Humahuaca = the religious art in churches of the Quebrada de Humahuaca = l'art coloniale dans les chapelles de la Quebrada de Humahuaca
By: Leonor Calvó ... [et al. ; fotografías, César Ruiz ; traducción al inglés, Ana María Luxardo ; traducción al francés, Laura Calvetti].
Contributors: Calvó, Leonor.; Ruiz, César.
Edition: 1a ed.
Series: Memoria del viento
Publisher: Cuadernos del Duende
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Jujuy, Argentina
Language: spa; eng; fre
Number of pages: 61
Subjects: Church decoration and ornament -- Argentina -- Humahuaca Valley.; Christian art and symbolism -- Argentina -- Humahuaca Valley.
Other titles: Arte religioso en capillas de la Quebrada de Humahuaca; Religious art in churches of the Quebrada de Humahuaca; Art coloniale dans les chapelles de la Quebrada de Humahuaca
Description: A book featuring the rich artistic and architectural patrimony of 4 baroque chapels of the Quebrada in northeastern Argentina: Santa Rosa de Lima in Purmamarca, Virgen del Rosario y San Francisco de Asis in Tilcara, De la Cruz y San Francisco de Paula in Uquia and Cathedral of San Antonio in Humahuaca. This edition includes examples of gold sheet covered altars, the renown Ángeles Arcabuceros (harquebusier angels), sculptures, and other items of religious art produced 200 years ago by Cuzco and Peruvian artists, most of them anonymous.
Notes: Text in Spanish, English, and French.