High altar of Iglesia de San Pedro, Lima, Peru – Historic Reproduction
![High altar of Iglesia de San Pedro, Lima, Peru, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/42/428c0431f84d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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High altar of Iglesia de San Pedro, Lima, Peru comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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High altar of Iglesia de San Pedro, Lima, Peru
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The high altar of the Iglesia de San Pedro in Lima is the subject here, so the view centers on a single architectural element rather than the whole nave. The church was built by the Jesuits, who ran the nearby college of San Pedro, and its interior is known for elaborate gilded woodwork typical of colonial Peruvian baroque design. Altarpieces like this one held paintings, sculpture, and carved panels that served as the focal point of Catholic worship in the colonial city. The photograph does not carry a date on its caption card, so its exact age is uncertain, but it documents a church interior that has long been admired for its craftsmanship.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Archives; Churches--Peru; Peru--Lima; Altarpieces; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,097 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140355 |
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