ESTILOS ESCULTÓRICOS EUROPEOS DENTRO DEL CEMENTERIO PATRIMONIAL, UN CONCEPTO DE CULTURA E IDENTIDAD GUAYAQUILEÑA

Abstract

The objective of this article is to show that the European artistic styles impregnated in the sculptures of the Patrimonial Cemetery are part of Guayaquil’s culture and identity. Through this, the study seeks to make the citizen reflect that in his city he has a Cultural Heritage of the Nation which has had with great value and meaning for centuries. Interviews to skilled professionals were performed to evidence the importance of the European artistic footprint in the Cemetery and his patrimonial value. The results show that the sculptures reflect the feelings of the family for the deceased, through which they honored him, as well as the ideology and cultural knowledge of the sculptor. The results conclude that the citizens hired the European artists to eternalize their loved ones, as was done in the Old Continent and the sculptor also live through his artwork