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Standing in the middle of the piece is Saint Francis Solano dressed in traditional Franciscan garb, his arms encircling a rising sun. Above the sun appears an emblem displaying a cross overlaid by two crossed arms. He is surrounded by an ovular frame made of leaves, also encompassing within a background featuring two major landmarks in colonial Peru, the capital city of Lima and the Silver mines of Potosí, as well as the Pacific Ocean directly behind Solano. Both within the frame and around it lay several inscriptions written in Latin as well as four putti. Two putti sit at either side of Solano holding an inscription regarding Solano across his knees, while the others look down upon the scene from outside the frame each from one of the top corners. Each of the putti are holding individual coats of arms. Those near the feet of Solano are identical copies portraying medieval imagery and short Latin inscriptions. Those of the upper putti are distinct. The upper left is adorned with three crowns underneath a star with an inscription stating, ¨this is the sign of kings¨. The upper right depicts a friar surrounded by a crowd of men, heads adorned with halos, and an inscription stating, ¨pronounce twelve disciples from Peru¨. The space in the bottom corners is filled on both sides with bound books.
Franciscan putti Latin Potosí Saint Francis Solano twelve disciples medieval Lima