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The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire (Hardcover) Loot Price: R716
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The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire (Hardcover): Pohl

The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire (Hardcover)

Pohl

Series: Getty Publications -

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When the Aztec Empire emerged to dominate central Mexico from 1460 to 1519, vast amounts of tribute wealth flowed into the capital city of Tenochtitlan, enabling artists and architects to create sophisticated works on a monumental scale. Confronting a civilization without precedent, some Spanish conquistadors and missionaries looked to the classical past for explanations and parallels were drawn between two great empires--the Aztec and the Roman.
While many studies dwell on the Aztec gods and the bloody rituals performed in their honor, this groundbreaking book examines little-known episodes in which classicism mediated a dialogue both within and between Mesoamerica and Spain. The authors engage contemporary approaches to cross-cultural analogy, shedding light on the function of monumental arts and religious spectacles and consciously classicizing traditions within empires. A foreword by Leonardo Lopez Lujan, director of the Proyecto Templo Mayor, places the comparison of Aztec and Roman empires in historical context. The publication accompanies an exhibition celebrating the bicentennial of Mexican Independence on view from March 25 to July 5, 2010, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa.

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Imprint: Getty Publications
Country of origin: United States
Series: Getty Publications -
Release date: May 2010
First published: April 2010
Authors: Pohl
Dimensions: 262 x 211 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 978-1-60606-007-0
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Art of indigenous peoples
Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Religious subjects depicted in art
LSN: 1-60606-007-4
Barcode: 9781606060070

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