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brush of Van Dyke; the Virgin and Child which

appears to be a copy from Murillo; the Birth,

and others. Hung high ín this sam,e room are

paintings of all the Bishops of Cuzco, from the

first, Fray Vincente Valverde, to the present, Dr.

Pedro P. Farfán.

Passing from the Vestry to the arch which

runs back of the principal altar there is the "Des–

cent"; at the altar to the right, copies from Rub–

ens. Near the transept, on each side of the two

doors which connect this temple with the church–

es of Jesus and Mary and the Triumph, are can–

vasses of exceptional execution and tints-such

as San Cristobal, the lVIagdalene, San Felipe, and

others.

fue lower part of the canvass at the

front, facin-cr J

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and Ma y, is the. lik ness of the

Knight of Cala r va, don.. Francisco Valverde

l\1ontalvo, to whose

d~votion

due

the said

painting

ic was executed ·n 1691. From the

columns hang paintmgs of the prophets, among

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hich are sorne of interest.

Sculpture.

There are numerous images of interest, for

·example, that of Christ, called "Protector from

Earthquakes" on account of the almost fanatical

veneration of the population of Cuzco, dating

s]nce the great shock in 1650. As described above,

that occasion,

this

crucifix vvas carried

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