Artist: ralph bruce medium: gouache on board size: 14" x 6" (355mm x 150mm) date: 1970 this is the unique original gouache painting by ralph bruce. the treasure hunters: the sun god's ransom. atahualpa, the inca god king, came to meet the invading spaniards in a friendly manner. Pizarro himself captured atahualpa inca. fearing for his life, atahualpa told pizarro if he would spare him, within two months his people would fill a room 24 feet long by 18 feet wide and a height of 8 feet with gold, and twice that amount with silver. even pizarro was taken aback by this amount of wealth and instantly agreed to the ransom.
Purveyor of the finest illustration art and illustrated books. publisher of illustrators quarterly and illustrated books, specialising in illustration artists and their work. pizarro and atahualpa of the inca (original) by ralph bruce art (ref: brucepizarro) the illustration art gallery. The spanish arrive in inca territory. the story of how the inca empire fell begins with spanish conquistador francisco pizarro setting sail for the new world on nov. 10, 1509. from 1519 to 1523, pizarro was the mayor and magistrate of the newly founded panama city. in 1522, the first reports of the inca fell on spanish ears. Francisco pizarro (ca. 1475–1541) arrived in present day northern peru late in 1531 with a small force of about 180 men and 30 horses. taking advantage of a civil war, he and his compatriots toppled the ruler, atahualpa, in 1532. over the next several decades the spanish suppressed several inca rebellions, achieving complete control by 1572. Pizarro led the charge that captured atahualpa – after more or less chopping through the eighty men surrounding their emperor. at the end of the skirmish, hundreds of indians were dead. not one single spaniard was harmed, and atahualpa was now pizarro’s captive. in one fell swoop, pizarro’s audacity had decapitated the inca empire.
Francisco pizarro (ca. 1475–1541) arrived in present day northern peru late in 1531 with a small force of about 180 men and 30 horses. taking advantage of a civil war, he and his compatriots toppled the ruler, atahualpa, in 1532. over the next several decades the spanish suppressed several inca rebellions, achieving complete control by 1572. Pizarro led the charge that captured atahualpa – after more or less chopping through the eighty men surrounding their emperor. at the end of the skirmish, hundreds of indians were dead. not one single spaniard was harmed, and atahualpa was now pizarro’s captive. in one fell swoop, pizarro’s audacity had decapitated the inca empire. Pizarro meets atahualpa. on friday, 15th of november, 1532 ce, the spaniards approached the inca town of cajamarca in the highlands of peru. pizarro sent word that he wished to meet the inca king, there enjoying the local springs and basking in his recent victory over waskar. Atahualpa’s treasure amounted to 221,089 ounces of 22 karat gold—well over six tons. the volume of all the gold in the inca empire would have been almost 14 times greater than all the gold.
Pizarro meets atahualpa. on friday, 15th of november, 1532 ce, the spaniards approached the inca town of cajamarca in the highlands of peru. pizarro sent word that he wished to meet the inca king, there enjoying the local springs and basking in his recent victory over waskar. Atahualpa’s treasure amounted to 221,089 ounces of 22 karat gold—well over six tons. the volume of all the gold in the inca empire would have been almost 14 times greater than all the gold.
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