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rest upon very high bases.
A
vestry adJoins the
cript of the Epistle, a cript of the Chance! and a
baptistry. In the seventeenth century there were
three doors, but today there is but one entrance,
the others having been closed when Bishop Se–
rrada ordered the repairs to be made. There is
a tower which serves as
a.
belfry. The ne'\v con–
struction of the eighteenth century was directed
by the Friar
Ca~melita
Miguel de los Angeles
M·enchaca, whom. the Bishop appointed as super–
\ntendent of the work of the church.
Artistic Treasures.
This temple possesses various works of art–
istic val e, as well
as
many piotures of historie
significa; ce. Prominent among
t.hepaintings
are those
i
eaoh side of the church. At the right
hangs a copy of Rafael, and at the left one by
Rubens. DBcoratting tpe
s~andrels
of the high
cripts may
he
s_een the Inca Nobles of .colonial
days through whose devotion they were execut–
ed-the conception "amestizada". Adorning the
ancient Chapel of the Baptistry is a painting
depicting the descent of Mary at Suntur-Huasi.
There are also portraits of Incas and Coyas,
in colonial attire , in attitudes of prayer at each
side of the lmage of Mary. Here is the following
inscription: "At this place of Suntur-Huasi
descended Mary, queen of the .heavens". In the
interior of the vestry is a panoramic picture of
exceptional merit, recalling the earthquakes of
~
70-