Sujet

Conquest of Mexico ,

Légende

Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Towards to Cholula five Indians are baptized by Friar Bartolome de Olmedo (upper scene). Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: they cut their hands (bottom scene). Board 7 belonging to a set of 24 boards made with the "enconchado" technique (fragments of mother-of-pearl embedded in the wooden surface, and soft layers of paint are added to the shiny surface). Painted by Juan and Miguel Gonzalez (active in the second half of the 17th century). Reign of Charles II. Oil on panel and nacre. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico, 1698. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Date

03 juil. 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG21A06_424

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

31,8Mo (1,8Mo) / 20,9cm x 38,1cm / 2472 x 4501 (300dpi)

Mots clés

spying 1698 17th century American American Continent Americas Aztec Aztec Empire Aztecs Bartolome Ochaita Bartolome de Olmedo Colonization Conquest of Mexico Friar Bartolome de Olmedo Hernan Cortes Hernando Cortes Indian Indians Juan Gonzalez Mexico Miguel Gonzalez Modern period Museum of the Americas New Spain New World Reign Charles II Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish Empire The Americas Viceroyalty of New Spain Xicotenga americans amputate annexation art artwork baptism baptize baptized board building christianization conquest conquistador cruelty cut cut off enconchado espionage evangelism evangelization expedition frame hand hands hat history indigenous indigenous peoples museum native native people native peoples painting punish punishment religion religious scene soldiers spanish conquest spanish conquest of the aztec empire spanish soldiers spanish-Mexica war spy spying