Inca Roca, Sixth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings

• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Geographical Location: Peru
• Dates: mid 18th century
• Period: Colonial Period
• Dimensions: 23 3/8 x 21 1/2 in. (59.4 x 54.6cm)
• Inscriptions: On roundel: "Ynqareca; Sexto. Ynqa;"
• Collection: American Art
• Accession Number: 1995.29.6
• Image: 1995.29.6_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Portrait of Inca Roca, the Sixth Inca King, dressed in the finery of his office and with his right hand resting on his chest. 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).