 Monasterio
de Santa
Catalina de Siena
(Photos
© Jorge Mazzotti) |
Constructed
to shelter the daughters of the wealthiest
families of the city with a religious
vocation, the monastery was inaugurated on
October 2, 1580, under the name of Santa
Catalina of Siena to be a totally
cloistered religious center, and it
remained that way until August 15, 1970.
It occupies an approximate area of 20.000
m2 (215.285 feet2), and its placement is
similar to the first neighborhoods of
Arequipa. The building exhibits rooms of
very different architectural design. One
of the areas has been established as a
gallery to display the canvasses of the Cusco, Quito, and Arequipa Schools. There
are other rooms, or sectors, to visit as
well, like el Claustro de la Portería (the
Gate Cloister), el Museo Precolombino (the
pre-Colombian Museum), el Claustro de San
Francisco (the Cloister of Saint Francis),
etc. (PromPeru) |
External
sight |
External
sight |
External
sight |
First
Courtyard |
Silent
Patio |
Cloister of Novices |
|
Cloister of Novices
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Entrance to Orange-tree
Cloister |
Orange-tree
Cloister |
Canvas series in
Orange-tree
Cloister |
Canvas series in
Orange-tree
Cloister |
Canvas series in
Orange-tree
Cloister |
Oven in an cell
Malaga Street |
Paint:
Sor Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo |
Cordova Street |
Toledo Street |
Toledo Street |
Sevilla
Street |
Convent's Laundry |
 |
The ancient well |
Granada
Street |
The Dome |
Zocodover Square |
Temple
Dome and Nave |
Main
Cloister |
Canvas
series in Main Cloister |
Canvas
series in Main Cloister |
 |
Confessionary in Main Cloister |
Convent's Art Gallery |
Religious work art |
Religious work art |
Paint:
Bishop Otárola
(XVIII C.) |
The
Madonna and Child
(detail of paint)
Cuzco School (XVIII C.) |
Paint:
Sacred Family
(XVIII C.) |
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