1 Founded in 1873, it was originally called the North West Mounted Rifles, but the reaction of the United States to the idea of an armed force patrolling the border caused the name to be changed to the North West Mounted Police. 2  As the only authority in the region, the force assumed a wide variety of duties.
Peruvian art has its origin in the Andean civilizations. These civilizations rose in the territory of modern Peru before the arrival of the Spanish.he first center of art established by the Spanish was the Cuzco School that taught Quechua artists European painting styles. Diego Quispe Tito (1611-1681) was one of the first members of the Cuzco school and Marcos Zapata (1710-1773) was one of the last.
Il Perugino: The Artist from Umbria Who Set the Stage for the Renaissance. Before Raphael, there was Perugino. Born Pietro Vannucci in CittÃ  della Pieve, Perugino is Umbriaâs most renowned artist, the painter behind Delivery of the Keys, a fresco commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV for the Sistine Chapel.