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Francisco Tito Yupanqui | |
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Born | 1550 |
Died | 1616 (65-66) |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Known for | Sculpture, wood-carving, Marian images |
Notable work | Virgen de Copacabana (1583) |
Francisco Tito Yupanqui (1550–1616) was an indigenous sculptor of the Viceroyalty of Peru. He sculptured renowned Roman Catholic wood statues such as the Blessed Virgin Mary in what is now Bolivia, known as Our Lady of Candles (also known as Our Lady of Copacabana), one of the most celebrated Marian images located at Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.