By Opinión: Bicentennial: Bolivia receives restored works by Melchor Pérez de Holguín as a gift The works of the Cochabamba-born artist are an essential part of Bolivia’s cultural legacy, and his image appears on the 50-boliviano banknote. Four restored paintings by the renowned colonial painter Melchor Pérez de Holguín are the gift with which Bolivia…
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The history of Bolivian art
Anahi Cazas writes for Pagina Siete: THE COLLECTION IS MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART Six paperback books cover the history of Bolivian art The books, put together the history of the national paintings since the 18th century to the present day. A collection of paperback books on the history of Bolivian art will…
In Potosi: Cayara Hotel, 400 years of history
Alejandra Pau writes for Pagina Siete: Its five courtyards, dozens of corridors and hallways, its Chapel and rooms have passed families of the nobility and prominent figures in the history of the Alto Peru [colonial name of current Bolivia, the high Peru] and Bolivia during no less than four centuries. Hacienda Cayara is almost hidden…
