The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico by Brittenham, Claudia

The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico

Presenting the first comprehensive art historical study of some magnificent Mesoamerican murals, this book demonstrates how generations...
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Author: Claudia Brittenham
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Language: English
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The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico by Brittenham, Claudia

The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico

€157,29

The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico

€157,29
Author: Claudia Brittenham
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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 captures the imagination.

Honorable Mention, ALAA Book Award, Association for Latin American Art/Arvey Foundation, 2016

Between AD 650 and 950, artists at the small Central Mexican city-state of Cacaxtla covered the walls of their most important sacred and public spaces with dazzling murals of gods, historical figures, and supernatural creatures. Testimonies of a richly interconnected ancient world, the Cacaxtla paintings present an unexpectedly deep knowledge of the art and religion of the Maya, Zapotec, and other distant Mesoamerican peoples. Painted during a period of war and shifting alliances after the fall of Teotihuacan, the murals' distinctive fusion of cosmopolitan styles and subjects claimed a powerful identity for the beleaguered city-state.

Presenting the first cohesive, art historical study of the entire painting corpus, The Murals of Cacaxtla demonstrates that these magnificent works of art constitute a sustained and local painting tradition, treasured by generations of patrons and painters. Exhaustive chapters on each of the mural programs make it possible to see how the Cacaxtla painting tradition developed over time, responding to political and artistic challenges. Lavishly illustrated, The Murals of Cacaxtla illuminates the agency of ancient artists and the dynamics of artistic synthesis in a Mesoamerican context, offering a valuable counterpoint to studies of colonial and modern art operating at the intersection of cultural traditions.



Author: Claudia Brittenham
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 01/15/2015
Pages: 315
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.43lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780292760899


Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2015

About the Author
CLAUDIA LOZOFF BRITTENHAMChicago, IllinoisBrittenham is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Chicago. She is the coauthor, with Mary Miller, of The Spectacle of the Late Maya Court: Reflections on the Murals of Bonampak and the coauthor, with Stephen Houston and colleagues, of Veiled Brightness: A History of Ancient Maya Color.


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