City Square
ca. 1850
Francisco "Pancho" Fierro was a Peruvian artist famous for capturing daily life in 19th-century Lima, and this piece offers a rare, quiet glimpse of the city's main plaza around 1850. You can see the distinctive colonial architecture with its long rows of green-shuttered arcades and balconies, typical of the era. The square is completely empty here, suggesting an early morning scene before the bustling crowds and markets took over. It's a fantastic historical snapshot, showing the tower of the Cathedral of Lima peeking over the roofs, preserving a version of the city that has long since changed.
- Technique
- Watercolor
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