The building of the former Jesuit college today houses the National Museum of the Viceroyship (Museo Nacional del Virreinato). Inside the church found there, you can walk to this octagonal room, the Camarín, which ranks as one of the finest examples of Mexican High Baroque art. The hand of Indigenous artists can be detected in the shapes and composition of the retablos and of the ceiling. The figures of the archangels and the black oxidised representations in silver are remarkable. The early ribbed vaulting in the Camarín shows Mudéjar influence. The light entering through the alabaster windows contributes to the magnificent overall impression.
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