Gallery

1. MEXICO: SPLENDORS OF THIRTY CENTURIES

flanged cylinder

Flanged Cylinder


2. The Olmec Culture: La Venta and Izapa

double-headed figure

Double-headed Figure

seated figure

Seated Figure

colossal head

Colossal Head

vessel with wind god effigy

Vessel

relief: seated man and rattlesnake

Relief

personal ornaments

Personal Ornaments

stela 1 and altar 1


Stela 1 and Altar 1


3. The Metropolis of Teotihuacán

teotihuacán: pyramid and plaza of the moon; quetzalpapalotl palace in foreground

Teotihuacán

two female figures

Two Female Figures

cylindrical tripod vessel

Cylindrical Vessel

teotihuacán: site plan of north-central section

Site

processional figure with tassel headdress

Processional Figure

female figure


Female Figure


4. Monte Albán: Hilltop Capital in Oaxaca

monte albán: site view overlooking the valley of oaxaca

Valley of Oaxaca

funerary urn and four companion urns

Funerary Urn

funerary urns

Funerary Urns

pair of vessels with glyphs

Vessels with Glyphs

stela 4

Stela 4

tomb guardian(?): jaguar effigy vessel

Jaguar Effigy Vessel

monte albán: ball court

Ball Court

funerary urn with goddess 13 serpent


Urn with Goddess


5. The Maya of Lowland Palenque

palenque: palace and temple of the inscriptions

Palace and Temple

palenque: palace

Palenque: Palace

flanged cylinder

Flanged Cylinder

rubbings of sarcophagus reliefs

Sarcophagus Reliefs

throne support, known as the madrid stela

Throne Support

head


Head


6. El Tajín: Great Center of the Northeast

el tajín: pyramid of the niches and buildings 3, 4, and 5

El Tajín

el tajín: pyramid of the niches

Pyramid of the Niches

plaque (possibly a mirror back)

Plaque

head hacha

Head Hacha

palma

Palma

el tajín: north ball court

North Ball Court

carved yoke

Carved Yoke

head hacha (profile)


Head Hacha (Profile)


7. Chichén Itzá

chichén itzá: great ball court

Great Ball Court

chichén itzá: castillo

Castillo

atlantean figure

Atlantean Figure

disk l

Disk L

chacmool

Chacmool

chichén itzá: site view, looking north

Site view

standard-bearer

Standard-Bearer


8. Imperial Tenochtitlán

mask

Mask

piedra del sol

Piedra del Sol

pendant bell with eagle warrior

Pendant Bell

feathered serpent

Feathered Serpent

map of tenochtitlan

Map

lidded cache vessel

Cache Vessel

upright drum

Upright Drum

mexico city: view of area of tenochtitlan sacred precinct

Sacred Precinct

eagle vessel

Eagle Vessel

chacmool

Chacmool


9. The Spiritual Conquest

posa chapel

Posa chapel

portería, arches and baluster columns

Portería

mudejar-style portal

Portal

baptismal font

Baptismal Font

atrial cross

Atrial Cross

gremial of archbishop juan de zumárraga

Gremial

folding screen

Folding Screen

processional figure

Processional Figure


10. Utopian Idealism in the New World

codex ixtlilxochitl: the water god, tlaloc

The Water God, Tlaloc

christ with a rope around his neck

Christ with a Rope

codex ixtlilxochitl: templo mayor

Templo Mayor

plateresque facade, church of the augustinian convent

Plateresque facade

map: viceregal mexico

Viceregal Mexico

renaissance-style retablo

Retablo

bishop's miter

Bishop's Miter

crucified christ

Crucified Christ

feather mosaic


Feather Mosaic


11. The Implanting of European Style

st. francis with three spheres

St. Francis

codex telleriano-remensis

Codex

st. paul

St. Paul

woodcut portrait of san felipe de las casas

Woodcut portrait

st. christopher and the christ child

St. Christopher

st. ignatius of loyola, 1776-78

St. Ignatius

san felipe de jesús

San Felipe de Jesús

archangel


Archangel


12. Criollo Identity

the holy family with the young st. john the baptist

The Holy Family

madonna and child with sts. francis borja and john francis regis

Madonna and Child

sor ana maría de san francisco y neve

Sor Ana María

lower portion of a retablo

Portion of a Retablo

sor maría ignacia de la sangre de cristo

Sor María Ignacia

sor juana inés de la cruz

Sor Juana Inés

the adoration of the magi

Adoration of the Magi

virgin of guadalupe


Virgin of Guadalupe


13. Baroque Splendor

folding screen (biombo): the four continents

The Four Continents

anastilo-style retablo

Anastilo-style retablo

niche pilaster

Niche Pilaster

the tree of life

The Tree of Life

the archangel michael (conquering satan)

Archangel Michael

table

Table

st. christopher with the christ child


St. Christopher


14. The Art of Social and Liturgical Order

depiction of racial mixtures

Racial Mixtures

don juan xavier gutiérrez altamirano velasco

Don Juan Xavier

dalmatic with musical angels

Dalmatic

lamp

Lamp

processional cross

Processional Cross

choir stall

Choir Stall

chasuble

Chasuble

chalice

Chalice

tabernacle door (discoverer)


Tabernacle Door (Discoverer)


15. The Colonial Era: Art for the Household

vase with lid

Vase with Lid

mancerina (combination cup and saucer holder)

Mancerina

tray

Tray

shawl (rebozo)

Shawl (Rebozo)

serape

Serape

vase

Vase

serape


Serape


16. The Colonial Era: Art for the Household - II

armoire (armario)

Armoire (Armario)

wardrobe (ropero)

Wardrobe (Ropero)

armchair (frailero)

Armchair (Frailero)

woven trunk (petaca)

Woven Trunk (Petaca)

settee

Settee

secretary


Secretary


17. 19th Century: Art of the Academy

the sculptor manuel tolsá

Manuel Tolsá

model for the baldachin of the cathedral of puebla

Model

doña dolores tosta de santa anna

Doña Dolores

doña juana maría romero

Doña Juana

view of the plaza mayor of mexico city

Plaza Mayor

don josé bernardo couto

Don José

the discovery of pulque

Discovery of Pulque

the academy of san carlos, founded in 1781

Academy of San Carlos

the academy of san carlos, founded in 1781, (facade)

Academy of San Carlos
(facade)


the senate of tlaxcala


Senate of Tlaxcala


18. 19th Century: Provincial Paintings

la condesa de canal

La Condesa de Canal

girl in a red dress

Girl in a Red Dress

el chinaco y la china

El Chinaco y la China

the man from the coast

The Man from the Coast

self-portrait

Self-Portrait

dining room with parrot, candlestick, flowers, and watermelon


Dining Room


19. Twentieth-century Painting

woman from tehuantepec

Woman from Tehuantepec

landscape of zacatecas i

Landscape of Zacatecas I

zapatistas at rest

Zapatistas at Rest

luminous morning, valley of mexico

Luminous Morning

tata jesucristo (father jesus)

Tata Jesucristo

coatlicue transformed


Coatlicue Transformed


20. Diego Rivera

self-portrait

Self-Portrait

the mathematician

The Mathematician

sailor at lunch

Sailor at Lunch

woman grinding maize

Woman Grinding Maize

agrarian leader zapata

Zapata

lupe marín

Lupe Marín

flower day


Flower Day


21. Orozco and Siqueiros

orozco self-portrait

Orozco

el mosquito americano (the american mosquito)

El mosquito americano

christ destroying his cross

Christ Destroying his Cross

combat

Combat

pancho villa

Pancho Villa

echo of a scream

Echo of a Scream

the devil in the church

The Devil in the Church

siqueiros self-portrait (el coronelazo)


Siqueiros


22. Frida Kahlo

la adelita, pancho villa, and frida

La Adelita, Pancho Villa, and Frida

frieda and diego rivera

Frieda and Diego Rivera

self-portrait as a tehuana (diego on my mind)

Self-Portrait

self-portrait with monkeys


With Monkeys


23. Twentieth Century Painting

lion and horse

Lion and Horse

the merry drinker

The Merry Drinker

the lottery ticket

The Lottery Ticket

the bone (rural schoolteacher)

The Bone

st. john's day

St. John's Day

girl in pink

Girl in Pink

the open cupboard

The Open Cupboard

the soprano


The Soprano


24. In Retrospect

the painterís cupboard

The Painterís Cupboard

head

Head

the witch


The Witch