Spanish Colonial Paintings from the Elvin A. Duerst Bequest
Overview
Art from the Andes features distinctive religious paintings that illustrate the creative melding of cultures in the Andes following the Spanish conquest. The paintings were left to the Museum by Elvin A. Duerst, a native of McMinnville, long employed by the State Department in South America.
Resources
![Painting of the Madonna and child](https://portlandartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2015_Art-from-the-Andes_Spanish-Colonial-Paintings-from-the-Elvin-A-Duerst-Bequest_Brochure-2.jpg)
Exhibition brochure
![Silver wedding cup](https://portlandartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2010_0025_0020_01_P.jpeg)