La Catedral — Quito, Ecuador (July 2012)
[the words: “El Gallito de la Catedral (the Cock of the Cathedral) is a mural that tells the story of Don Ramon, who would get drunk every night and stroll around town, eventually ending up at the cathedral. The church's rooster was insulted, because Don Ramon considered himself ‘the great rooster.’ But one night ..."
The above words are from the small placard near the mural, which is based on a contemporary urban legend that has to do with a joke played on drunken Don Ramon by his friends. The mural is on the second floor of the museum adjacent to the Quito Cathedral. The reference to the Cock of the Cathedral is in reference to the weathervane that sits atop the dome. If there was a signature on the mural, I didn’t see it.]
(linked to Monday Mural)
Great fun!
ReplyDeleteCall me silly, but the colors and naive drawing remind me of Chagall. Murals are everywhere, are they not? Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteI love the complexity of the coloring on the walls depicted in the mural, it is so evocative.
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