Presenting the first comprehensive art historical study of some magnificent Mesoamerican murals, this book demonstrates how generations of ancient Mexican artists, patrons, and audiences created a powerful statement of communal identity that still capture
Presenting the first comprehensive art historical study of some magnificent Mesoamerican murals, this book demonstrates how generations of ancient Mexican artists, patrons, and audiences created a powerful statement of communal identity that still capture
List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Cacaxtla in Context The Acropolis and Its Paintings Greater Cacaxtla-Xochitécatl Diego Muñoz Camargo's Description of Cacaxtla Problems of Evidence Between Powerful Neighbors Cacaxtla among the Epiclassic City-States Art and Identity Chaos Again 2. The Murals Materials and Techniques Artists Chronology 3. The Feathered Serpent and the Captive Stair: Polemics of Style The Serpent Corridor Feathered Serpents Aquatic Borders Feathered Serpents and Aquatic Borders The Afterlife of the Feathered Serpent The Captive Stair Text and Image A Foreign Style? Reconsidering Captive Art Polemics of Style 4. The Temple of Venus: Astral Bodies Style Venus/Star Symbolism Bilingualism and Polyvalence 5. The Battle Mural: Violence in the Plaza Time and Inevitability Doubling Patterns of Naming The Dangers of Difference The Battle Mural in Mesoamerican Context Burial 6. The Red Temple: Maize in the Underworld A Merchant God and His Wares Painting Luxury Of Maize, Cacao, and Men Supernatural Landscape 7. Structure A: The Mountain of Sustenance The Portico and Jamb Murals: A Portrait of the Altepetl Guardians and Antecedents Names and Dates Duality and Difrasismo Sustenance Mountain Continuity and Change Painted Earth: The Inner Mural Later Interventions: Blood and Clay Buried Paintings Conclusion Appendix: Radiocarbon Dates for the Cacaxtla Murals A Review of Radiocarbon Dating and Reporting Early Classic Radiocarbon Dates at Cacaxtla Radiocarbon Dates Associated with Mural Painting Chronology of the Cacaxtla Paintings Notes Bibliography
List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Cacaxtla in Context The Acropolis and Its Paintings Greater Cacaxtla-Xochitécatl Diego Muñoz Camargo's Description of Cacaxtla Problems of Evidence Between Powerful Neighbors Cacaxtla among the Epiclassic City-States Art and Identity Chaos Again 2. The Murals Materials and Techniques Artists Chronology 3. The Feathered Serpent and the Captive Stair: Polemics of Style The Serpent Corridor Feathered Serpents Aquatic Borders Feathered Serpents and Aquatic Borders The Afterlife of the Feathered Serpent The Captive Stair Text and Image A Foreign Style? Reconsidering Captive Art Polemics of Style 4. The Temple of Venus: Astral Bodies Style Venus/Star Symbolism Bilingualism and Polyvalence 5. The Battle Mural: Violence in the Plaza Time and Inevitability Doubling Patterns of Naming The Dangers of Difference The Battle Mural in Mesoamerican Context Burial 6. The Red Temple: Maize in the Underworld A Merchant God and His Wares Painting Luxury Of Maize, Cacao, and Men Supernatural Landscape 7. Structure A: The Mountain of Sustenance The Portico and Jamb Murals: A Portrait of the Altepetl Guardians and Antecedents Names and Dates Duality and Difrasismo Sustenance Mountain Continuity and Change Painted Earth: The Inner Mural Later Interventions: Blood and Clay Buried Paintings Conclusion Appendix: Radiocarbon Dates for the Cacaxtla Murals A Review of Radiocarbon Dating and Reporting Early Classic Radiocarbon Dates at Cacaxtla Radiocarbon Dates Associated with Mural Painting Chronology of the Cacaxtla Paintings Notes Bibliography
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