Sujet

Conquest of Mexico, Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: Spaniards soldiers cut their hands

Légende

Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Towards to Cholula. Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: Spaniards soldiers cut their hands. Detail of the 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_425

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,9Mo (2,8Mo) / 39,0cm x 26,3cm / 4606 x 3107 (300dpi)

Mots clés

spying 1698 17th century American American Continent Americas Aztec Aztec Empire Aztecs Colonization Conquest of Mexico Hernan Cortes Hernando Cortes Indian Indians Juan Gonzalez Mexica 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 Xicotencatl Xicotenga americans art artwork board conquest conquistador cruelty cut cut off cutting up enconchado espionage expedition hand hands hat history indigenous indigenous peoples knife museum native native people native peoples pain painting punish punishment scene soldier soldiers spanish conquest spanish conquest of the aztec empire spanish soldiers spanish-Mexica war spy spy network spying