Saludo al presidente, also known as Saludo al presidente Leguía, is a 1921 oil on canvas painting by Peruvian artist Daniel Hernández Morillo. It is part of the collection of the Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru in Lima. Its dimensions are 161 cm high and 259 cm wide.[1]

Saludo al presidente
ArtistDaniel Hernández Morillo
Year1921 (1921)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions161 cm × 259 cm (63 in × 102 in)
LocationMuseum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Lima

Overview

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The painting represents a moment from the reception ceremony of the foreign delegations at the Government Palace for the celebrations of the Centennial of the Independence of Peru.[2] The characters that appear in the painting are:[1][2]

In reality it is an idealized picture, because no such event existed, the delegations attended President Leguía's house separately, and Charles Manguin did not arrive in time to join the French delegation during the presentations.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bákula, Cecilia (2013). "Cuando el arte es testimonio de la historia" (PDF). Revista Moneda. No. 155. D.L. 95-1359-1515. pp. 47–51.
  2. ^ a b Contreras, Carlos; Cueto, Marcos (2016). Historia del Perú republicano (in Spanish). Vol. 6: Oncenio de Leguía. La Patria Nueva y la crisis mundial (1919-1933). Lima: Editorial Septiembre. p. 14. ISBN 978-612-308-174-4.
  3. ^ Casalino Sen, Carlota (2017). Centenario: las celebraciones de la Independencia 1921-1924 (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima. pp. 58–59. ISBN 9789972726156. OCLC 1126541508. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-13.