Manco Capac, First Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings

• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Geographical Location: Peru
• Dates: Probably mid-18th century
• Period: Colonial Period
• Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 21 11/16 in. (59.7 x 55.1 cm)
• Inscriptions: Inscribed top of roundel: "Aiarmanqo Capac Primer Rey. Del Cuzco;"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 24, SCR J
• Accession Number: 1995.29.1
• Image: 1995.29.1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2009

Catalogue Description:
Portrait of Manco Capac, the First Inca King, dressed in the finery of his office and holding a staff in one hand. A bird rests on the finger of the other hand and a snarling lion is depicted at the ruler's back. This portrait is part of a series of 14 Inca King portraits that is based on the engraving by Antonio de Herrera, which in turn is based on a painted prototype (see Converging Cultures, 1996, p. 239).