La Merced Church and Monastery--page 3 (of three pages)

Juan de Dios Estrada
1749; inauguration 1773





The nave and altar

 

The dome with paintings of the Evangelists (and their symbols) at the corners--below with Luke with the ox and Matthew with the angel

 
 

Looking back toward the entrance





Work consulted or Cited:
Elizabeth Bell. Antigua Guatemala: The City and its Heritage. Guatemala: Textos y Formas Impresas, 1999.

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