Sujet

The Conquest of México ,

Légende

The Conquest of México (1519-1521). Depicted scenes: Hernan Cortes destroying the fleet; War in Cholula; Cholultecas indians kneeling before the king of Spain (obedience to the king); Towards to Cholula the Friar Bartolome de Olmedo baptizing seven Indians; Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: they cut their hands; They eat dog meat because of hunger. Table belonging to a set of 6 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. Anonymous author. Oil and nacre. 1676-1700. Mexican School. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG21A06_432

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,6Mo (6,2Mo) / 28,0cm x 45,3cm / 3307 x 5350 (300dpi)

Mots clés

spy 16th century 17th century American American Continent Americas Aztec Empire Aztecs Baptist Cholula Cholultecas Cholultecos Colonization Conquest of Mexico Dog meat Fray Bartolome Fray Bartolome de Olmedo Friar Bartolome de Olmedo Hernan Cortes Indian Indians King of Spain Mexico Modern period Museum of the Americas New Spain New World Spaniards Spanish Spanish Empire The Americas Viceroyalty of New Spain Xicotencatl Xicotenga americans amputate amputation anonymous art artwork baptism baptizing conquest cruelty cut cutting up destroying eat eating enconchado espionage evangelization expedition fleet friar hand hands hunger indigenous indigenous peoples kneeling museum native peoples obedience painting punish punishment religion scene soldier spanish conquest spanish conquest of the aztec empire spanish soldiers spanish-Mexica war spies spy