Atahualpa, Fourteenth 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 5/8 x 21 3/4 in. (60 x 55.2 cm)
• Inscriptions: Inscribed on roundel: "el tirano Bastardo, Atahualpa,"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 24, SCR E
• Accession Number: 1995.29.14
• Image: 1995.29.14_PS6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2011

Catalogue Description:
Portrait of Atahualpa, the Fourteenth Inca King, dressed in the finery of his office and holding a staff in his left hand. 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).