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The murals of Cacaxtla : the power of painting in ancient central Mexico /

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, i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brittenham, Claudia (Author)
Other Authors: Uriarte, María Teresa (author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Series:Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture.
Subjects:
Cacaxtla Site (Mexico)
Maya painting > Mexico > Tlaxcala (State)
Maya mural painting and decoration > Mexico > Tlaxcala (State)
Tlaxcala (Mexico : State) > Antiquities.
ART / Caribbean & Latin American.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Table of Contents:
  • Cacaxtla in context
  • The murals
  • The feathered serpent and the captive stair : polemics of style
  • The temple of Venus : astral bodies
  • The battle mural : violence in the plaza
  • The red temple : maize in the underworld
  • Structure A : The mountain of sustenance
  • Conclusion.