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What Latin American events were shown in the paintings of the Santa Ana Master?
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Detail from Popular History of Mexico, mosaic mural by Diego Rivera, 1953; on the Teatro des los Insurgentes, Mexico City.
The Santa Ana Master, an anonymous artist based in Cuzco, Peru, is recognized for incorporating the dramatic style of Peter Paul Rubens into his Baroque paintings. These works are notable for depicting what are considered some of the first contemporary scenes of Latin American events, such as a Corpus Christi procession.1