Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín

Habana Vieja


Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín is an old studio and now a museum for the work of the great Ecuadorian artist, who painted Fidel Castro in numerous poses. The upper floor of the house has frescoes thought to have been painted by 18th-century Cuban religious artist José Nicolás de la Escalera.


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