Delicia’s work is defined by its canelos quichua sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Small Vessel with Turtle, Tortoise, and Anaconda Motifs
Delicia Dagua (Canelos Quichua and Achuar, born 1957) Campo Alegre, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Storage Vessel (Tinaja or Asua Churana Manga) with Anaconda, Turtle, Tortoise and Iguana Motifs
Estela Dagua (also known as Jacinta Esthela Dagua Malaber, Canelos Quichua, 1951–?) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Olla Fantastica Storage Vessel with Anaconda, Turtle, and Tortoise Motifs
Estela Dagua (also known as Jacinta Esthela Dagua Malaber, Canelos Quichua, 1951–?) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Blackware and Drinking Ware Bowl (Mucawa) with Butterflies, and Anaconda and Turtle Motifs
Estela Dagua (also known as Jacinta Esthela Dagua Malaber, Canelos Quichua, 1951–?) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Figurine of a Festival House at Curaray with Turtle Motifs
Estela Dagua (also known as Jacinta Esthela Dagua Malaber, Canelos Quichua, 1951–?) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Jaguar Head
Estela Dagua (also known as Jacinta Esthela Dagua Malaber, Canelos Quichua, 1951–?) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Blackware and Drinking Ware Bowl (Mucawa) with Iguana and Turtle Motifs
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Blackware and Drinking Ware Bowl (Mucawa) with "Bent" (Quingashca) Turtle and Tortoise Motifs
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago

American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673