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the Old and New

stam nts-th

sourc

their inspiration. At first, European art \.vas

r ~' produced by the copyists. 'l'he studio of the artist

contained a collection of models which imitat d

or reproduced the works of the greatest Mast rs

-principally those of Spain, Holland, Austria

and Italy. But it should also be noted that nativ

art and the spirit of the aboriginal culture exer–

cised a de.finite influence in artistic productions,

especially in painting. In general, the artists who

embellished the temples and monasteries were

natives who demostrated from the earliest years

of the Conquest the traditional aptitude for mo–

deling.

Furthermore, in t[le 17th Century a School

of Fi

Arts

as established ·

Ouzco, which

promoted arf tic production, as well as the con–

stant demand of the 'public which it satisfied.

Not onl

emples, but the

interiors of the

villas and the structures of the poor

we~e

adorneu

with tapestries and sculpture of a relig1ous ch:ir–

acter. No mansion failed to dispiay a ta1Jestry

or images of the Cat.holic saints. In many cases

the entrances to the different roonns were adotned

\vith tapestries testifying to the devotion of the

inmates.

l\1oreover Cuzco became a e nter p rhaps

the only one in America, where cabinet making

an<i ornamental vvoodworking became a progres–

s iv ,

art. Choir stalls, pulpíts, altars and furniture

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