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The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire (Hardcover)
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The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire (Hardcover)
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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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