Obras maestras · Masterpieces
The most celebrated art of Peru and the central Andes, from the pyramids of Caral and the carved gods of Chavín to Moche gold, Machu Picchu, the painters of the Cusco School and the modern artists of Lima. Each card gives the Spanish title, who made it, when, and where to see it, with notes from Spanish Wikipedia and Peruvian museum records.
Sites listed by UNESCO, from Caral and Chavín to Chan Chan, Machu Picchu and the old centres of Cusco, Lima and Arequipa.
The gold, silver, pottery and woven cloth made for Andean lords and gods.
Works of the Inca empire, the largest state of the ancient Americas.
Colonial painting and churches of Cusco, where Andean and European traditions met.
Works you can see in Lima, at the Museo Larco, the national archaeology museum in Pueblo Libre and the Museo de Arte de Lima.