Lord of the Earthquakes
Artist
Unknown Artist
Object number2011.2518.3
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 x 22 3/8 in. (76.8 x 56.8 cm)
frame: 35 1/4 x 27 3/16 x 3 1/4 in. (89.5 x 69.1 x 8.3 cm)
frame: 35 1/4 x 27 3/16 x 3 1/4 in. (89.5 x 69.1 x 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Gift of Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano
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DescriptionThis work shows the pictorial representation of one of the most venerated sculptures in the Viceroyalty of Peru: the Lord of the Earthquakes. According to traditional accounts, this sculpture of the Crucified Christ was carried in procession through the city of Cuzco after a devastating earthquake in March 1650, an act that miraculously ended the catastrophe. Common belief is that the original sculpture was a gift from King Charles V or his son, King Philip II, in the sixteenth century to support the evangelization efforts of the Incas. Christ is accompanied by the Virgin Mary, as Our Lady of Sorrows, and the Apostle Saint John. Both figures are traditionally depicted alongside Christ at the moment of his death.
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