In 1520 the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men landed in Mexico. The cities and artistic treasures they found there astounded them, and golden, feathered, and turquoise objects presented ...
The Aztec rulers often expressed their power with body modification, such as labrets pierced through the lower lip. The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently acquired a spectacular example of this ...
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Aztec empire, curated by Felipe Solís, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 15, 2004-February 13, 2005"--T.p. verso. "This exhibition is ...
Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter There is no document of civilisation that is not at the same time a document of barbarism," said Walter Benjamin, German critic, ...
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