Francisco Tito Yupanqui

Francisco Tito Yupanqui
Statue of Tito Yupanqui in Copacabana
Born1550
Died1616 (65-66)
OccupationSculptor
Known forSculpture, wood-carving, Marian images
Notable workVirgen 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.