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The artistic cultural heritage from countries which were invaded or faced war in any time of their history has been subject to destruction or pillage. The modes in which that has occurred are varied and, frequently, involved their inhabitants and their testamentary donations. Among those cases are the Peru, in which the predation has started since the arrival of the European, in the sixteenth century and has followed a steady pace until the present. Here is a brief recount of the destination some ancient and viceregal Peruvian artworks and how their absence damages the national identity.||El patrimonio artístico cultural de los países que en algún momento de su historia han sido invadidos o en guerra ha estado sujeto a destrucción y/o saqueo. Las modalidades por la que esto ocurre son variadas y, frecuentemente, involucra a sus habitantes y sus donaciones testamentarias. Entre estos casos se encuentra el Perú, en el que se inició la depredación desde la llegada de los europeos en el siglo XVI y ha seguido un ritmo continuo hasta la actualidad. Aquí hacemos un breve recuento del destino de algunas obras de arte peruano antiguo y virreinal y de como su falta perjudica la identidad nacional.||The artistic cultural heritage from countries which were invaded or faced war in any time of their history has been subject to destruction or pillage. The modes in which that has occurred are varied and, frequently, involved their inhabitants and their testamentary donations. Among those cases are the Peru, in which the predation has started since the arrival of the European, in the sixteenth century and has followed a steady pace until the present. Here is a brief recount of the destination some ancient and viceregal Peruvian artworks and how their absence damages the national identity.
