Q'Orikancha
Title
Q'Orikancha
Subject
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- Italian-American art -- United States -- Art history -- 20th century
Description
Q’arikancha by Tom DiSalvo
The title of the actual image is in Quechua (Peruvian dialect) meaning ‘Golden Temple’
https://www.machupicchutravelagency.com/the-qorikancha-more-than-the-temple-of-the%20sun
^ This website could be of help, since it goes into the origins of the actual purpose of this temple, one of
them being a star temple. So perhaps what is in the middle, is part of the actual temple, although at first
glance it seems as if it would be the insides of a cathedral
Espiritu santo (bottom of the frame)
Hijo (son) (in the center) running into the jaguar, which apparently was perceived as a ‘god’ in Incan and
Mayan cultures
http://www.pure-spirit.com/more-animal-symbolism/306-jaguar-symbolism
The sword is being inserted into the animal, which is cradling its cub (son)
American flag in background, perhaps? (white stars with a blue sky) but after discovering that it is an
Incan temple devoted to the gods, perhaps the background is pointing to just that. The background is a
celeste blue, with the starts and we see that from the center of the image which is part of the temple
itself.
The title of the actual image is in Quechua (Peruvian dialect) meaning ‘Golden Temple’
https://www.machupicchutravelagency.com/the-qorikancha-more-than-the-temple-of-the%20sun
^ This website could be of help, since it goes into the origins of the actual purpose of this temple, one of
them being a star temple. So perhaps what is in the middle, is part of the actual temple, although at first
glance it seems as if it would be the insides of a cathedral
Espiritu santo (bottom of the frame)
Hijo (son) (in the center) running into the jaguar, which apparently was perceived as a ‘god’ in Incan and
Mayan cultures
http://www.pure-spirit.com/more-animal-symbolism/306-jaguar-symbolism
The sword is being inserted into the animal, which is cradling its cub (son)
American flag in background, perhaps? (white stars with a blue sky) but after discovering that it is an
Incan temple devoted to the gods, perhaps the background is pointing to just that. The background is a
celeste blue, with the starts and we see that from the center of the image which is part of the temple
itself.
Creator
Tom DiSalvo
Source
https://theexhibit.io/exhibition/al-di-la-delle-retibeyond-the-nets-the-art-of-tom-disalvo/artwork/qorikancha
Date
2004
Contributor
Odra Dorante
Format
Oil, sand on linen
Type
Painting
Coverage
US
Physical Dimensions
76 x 91 cm
Collection
Citation
Tom DiSalvo, “Q'Orikancha,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/362.