Sujet
Seated Male Carrying Maize, 1325-1521. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Seated Male Carrying Maize, 1325-1521. This figure probably represents an Aztec deity-either Macuilxochitl or Xochipilli-whose domain was beauty, the arts, and such pleasures as gameplaying, dancing, and sex. Both names include the Aztec word for "flower," and in one hand the figure holds a cone of flowers, perhaps the blossoming crown of a cactus. For the Aztecs, flowers signified beauty, refinement, and fertility in general and sexuality in particular. The burden of maize cobs on his back also may allude to his creative energies.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G03_400
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
66,1Mo (5,0Mo) / 41,2cm x 40,2cm / 4864 x 4749 (300dpi)