Publication: Escenografía sagrada: los murales arbóreos del Santuario de Copacabana de Andamarca, Virreinato del Perú (c. 1790-1805)
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Mardones Bravo, Camila
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Los murales del santuario de Copacabana de Andamarca (Bolivia), pintados a finales del periodo virreinal, figuran un conjunto de árboles a escala natural que han sido interpretados como representación del paraíso. El capítulo analiza este programa excepcional considerándolo como una puesta en escena edénica para la fiesta anual de la Virgen. Tres aristas novedosas enriquecen el análisis: 1) la puesta en relación iconológica con textos de la época, como la Instrucción para las novenas de la Virgen
de Copacabana, de Alonso Ramos Gavilán (1621) y las Emblemas Christianas, de Diego Suárez de Figueroa (1738); 2) la revisión cuidadosa del libro de fábrica de la Doctrina de Andamarca (1779- 1844), documento inédito recientemente archivado; y 3) el énfasis puesto en la performatividad de las imágenes, que al estar estrechamente vinculadas con la arquitectura y la festividad, escenifican las prácticas rituales del santuario.
The murals of the Sanctuary of Copacabana de Andamarca (Bolivia), painted by the end of the viceregal period, show an ensemble of life-sized trees that Scholars have interpreted as a representation of paradise. This chapter analyzes this exceptional program as an edenic staging for the Virgin¿s annual feast. Three perspectives enhance the analysis: 1) the iconological relationship with texts of the period, such as Alonso Ramos Gavilán¿s Instrucción for the novena of the Virgin of Copacabana (1621) and Diego Suárez de Figueroa¿s Emblemas Christianas (1738); 2) the thorough examination of the previously unstudied Parish Book of Andamarca (1779-1844); and 3) the emphasis on the performativity of the images, which stage the ritual practices of the sanctuary thanks to their close bond with the architecture and the ecclesiastical festivities.
The murals of the Sanctuary of Copacabana de Andamarca (Bolivia), painted by the end of the viceregal period, show an ensemble of life-sized trees that Scholars have interpreted as a representation of paradise. This chapter analyzes this exceptional program as an edenic staging for the Virgin¿s annual feast. Three perspectives enhance the analysis: 1) the iconological relationship with texts of the period, such as Alonso Ramos Gavilán¿s Instrucción for the novena of the Virgin of Copacabana (1621) and Diego Suárez de Figueroa¿s Emblemas Christianas (1738); 2) the thorough examination of the previously unstudied Parish Book of Andamarca (1779-1844); and 3) the emphasis on the performativity of the images, which stage the ritual practices of the sanctuary thanks to their close bond with the architecture and the ecclesiastical festivities.




