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Aztec Art (Mexican Art)
The Aztec art (Mexican art)Empire was equaled in the New World only by the Empire of the Incas of Peru, and the brilliance of their civilization is comparable to that of other great ancient cultures of America and the Old World. From their legendary land of Aztlán, the Aztecs came into contact with the highly developed Toltec civilization located in central Mexico and the capital was "Tula". For internal social- political reasons , and religious conflicts, a tremendous cultural catastrophe happend, comparable to the fall of the Roman Empire. The city of Tula was attacked and destroyed, occurred at the beginning of the 12th century AD.
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The Art of the Aztecs


A magnificent overview of the art and culture of the Aztecs. Examines their sculpture, jewelry, pottery, and more. Exquisitely executed with over 70 color photographs and illustrations and metallic inks and printed trace-paper inserts. Also in The Art Of series: India, Medieval Manuscripts, Ancient Egypt, Celts, Japanese Prints, and Native North America.

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The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec

This third edition of a noted pre-Columbian art history book will satisfy various types of readers, including travelers, armchair archaeologists, museum goers, and art history students. Inspired by new discoveries in archaeology and by major museum exhibitions, Miller (history of art, Yale) covers Mesoamerica's broad range of cultures, from Olmec to Aztec; geographic areas, including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and the Yucat n; and time periods, from archaic to postclassic. She explains how architecture, sculpture, painting, and ceramics relate to the dynamic forces of advance and decline within each culture and pays special attention to recent hieroglyphic decipherments and evidence for dating. The publication is enhanced by 193 pages of illustrations and beautiful color photography on quality paper. This book's trade paperback format make it ideal to take on vacation or to a museum. Recommended for public and academic libraries and for specialized collections. Sylvia Andrews, Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis

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Aztec Art
by Esther Pasztory

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Art of Aztec Mexico : Treasures of Tenochtitian

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From the beginning of the 12th century to the beginning of the 13th, the Aztecs had to search for a new place to settle, the Valley of Mexico, establishing their centre first in Tenayuca and later in Texcoco. The Aztecs stabilization of this new situation attracted immigrants from all parts of the disturbed country, among them the Aztecs, who by then had established a precarious home near the ruins of Tula.
Aztec Pottery Painting Aztec Pottery Painting

Complete your room's look with the beauty of old southwest pottery captured on canvas with acrylics. Hand-painted on a 40inWx30inH boxed canvas. Each is signed by the artist, ready to hang. Made in USA.

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The Aztecs had three groups of artisans: metalworkers, stone workers, and feather workers.
The metalworkers create exquisite jewelry, statues, and gold ornaments, knives, needles, and fishhooks . This aztec artists used copper.
The stone workers made necklaces, nose plugs and gold lip plugs using polished jade and other gems. Only the wealthiest nobles were allowed to worn the plugs.
The feather workers designed, weaved, glued and tyed feathers onto cloth backing to make shields, headdresses, fans, and other items. Using the feathers from ducks or turkeys, but the more colorful ones came from tropical birds, like parrot or macaw.

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Aztec art: "Retrato de Ignacio Sanchez" by Diego Rivera

"Retrato de Ignacio Sanchez" by Diego Rivera - Framed Size: 42.00" X 34.00" - Frame Desc. : 2.5" Soft gold wash finish with ornate carving - Children's Images, hat, folded hands, Spanish, Boys, Figures, Child, Children, Ethnic, Mexican, South American, Contemporary, Figurative, art, prints, posters. The best aztec art, here in the Artist Garden.

Aztec art: "The Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera

"The Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera - Framed Size: 29.00" X 28.00" - Frame Desc. : 1.5" Smooth gold finish with classic scoop profile accented by beaded edge - Figures, kneeling, Floral/Plants, Flowers, Ethnic, Mexican, Bouquet, Contemporary, Floral, Figurative, 20th Century, art, prints, posters. The best aztec art, here in the Artist Garden.
Aztec art: "Muchacha Con Girasoles" by Diego Rivera

"Muchacha Con Girasoles" by Diego Rivera - Framed Size: 38.00" X 32.00" - Frame Desc. : 1.5" Distressed walnut wood with a rustic flair - Figures, sunflowers, Spanish, Woman, Floral/Plants, Garden, Objects, Vase/Urn, Ethnic, Mexican, Contemporary, Figurative, Floral, art, prints, posters. The best aztec art, here in the Artist Garden.
Aztec art: "Nude with Calla Lilies" by Diego Rivera

"Nude with Calla Lilies" by Diego Rivera - Framed Size: 38.00" X 32.00" - Frame Desc. : 2" Classic maple tone with scoop profile - Figures, rug, basket, Woman, Floral/Plants, Bouquet, Flowers, Objects, Basket, Ethnic, African-American, Mexican, African, South American, art, prints, posters. The best aztec art, here in the Artist Garden.
Aztec art: "The Flower Vendor" by Diego Rivera

"The Flower Vendor" by Diego Rivera - Framed Size: 38.50" X 33.50" - Frame Desc. : 2.25" Glossy almond mica crafted on solid wood - Figures, basket, bowl, Woman, Floral/Plants, Flowers, Children, Child, Ethnic, Mexican, South American, Contemporary, Figurative, art, prints, posters. The best aztec art, here in the Artist Garden.
Aztec art: "Vendedora De Alcatraces" by Diego Rivera

"Vendedora De Alcatraces" by Diego Rivera - Framed Size: 18.00" X 23.00" - Frame Desc. : 1" Simple medium oak - Figures, bouquet, flowers, woman, bunches, orchids, Floral/Plants, Bouquet, Ethnic, Mexican, South American, Figurative, Floral, art, prints, posters. The best aztec art, here in the Artist Garden.
 
Chiapas: The End of Silence / El fin del...Antonio Turok's photographs are a visual diary of his 24 years in Chiapas, Mexico. At the age of 18, having grown up in Mexico City, Turok moved to San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, where he found a strange and spiritual world made up of mestizo...Aztec art aztec art in the Artist Garden
 
The Edge of Time : Photographs of Mexico... This book contains some of the most extraordinary photographs taken in Mexico. The camera travels through the country capturing images of people, their art, and their environment. aztec art in the Artist Garden      
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