The university as a cloister, an orchard and a tree of science. An iconographic invention of the University of Cuzco

Abstract

In a meticulous iconological study, according to the method defined by E. Panofsky, the author analyzes some paintings that allow him to explore the religious and social thought of Cuzco and in this way he comes to point out the originality of Cuzco art in the 18th century.