Our Lady of Cocharcas
Unknown
1759
Medium
Oil and gold on canvas
Dimensions
60 5/16 × 44 1/8 in. (153.2 × 112.1 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
Peru (Cuzco)
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of John Ming Ta Li, in honor of James Kung Wei Li and Julie Chu Lu Li, 2019
Accession Number
2019.14
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...