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Altarpiece, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Altarpiece, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
The 18th-century altarpiece “La Portada de los Arcángeles” (Doorway of the Archangels) is one of the masterpieces of baroque sculpture in Mexico. The ornate altarpiece is in the 18th-century church Nuestra Señora del Carmen in the city of San Luis Potosí.
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Latin American Architecture; Mexico; San Luis Potosí (city, Mexico); Latin American Sculpture
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