ISBN:
9780292760899
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 295 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
29 cm
Edition:
First edition
Series Statement:
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture
DDC:
972/.47
Keywords:
Maya painting
;
Maya mural painting and decoration
;
Cacaxtla Site (Mexico)
;
Tlaxcala (Mexico : State) Antiquities
;
Cacaxtla
;
Wandmalerei
;
Geschichte 650-950
Abstract:
"Between AD 650 and 950, a small city-state in central Mexico produced dazzling murals of gods, historical figures, and supernatural creatures on the walls of its most important sacred and public spaces. This study explores how the Cacaxtla murals constitute a sustained and local painting tradition, in which generations of ancient Mexican artists, patrons, and audiences created a powerful statement of communal identity that still captures the imagination"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-278) and index
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