Seated Male Carrying Maize, 1325-1521. Creator: Unknown.
Sujet

Seated Male Carrying Maize, 1325-1521. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Seated Male Carrying Maize, 1325-1521. This figure probably represents an Aztec deity-either Macuilxochitl or Xochipilli-whose domain was beauty, the arts, and such pleasures as gameplaying, dancing, and sex. Both names include the Aztec word for "flower," and in one hand the figure holds a cone of flowers, perhaps the blossoming crown of a cactus. For the Aztecs, flowers signified beauty, refinement, and fertility in general and sexuality in particular. The burden of maize cobs on his back also may allude to his creative energies.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19G03_400

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66,1Mo (5,0Mo) / 41,2cm x 40,2cm / 4864 x 4749 (300dpi)

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