Sujet

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, Detail

Légende

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-21). Construction of the Villa Rica of La Vera Cruz, with the help of the Totonac Indians. Detail. Board 3 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 the17th 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_427

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34,5Mo (2,7Mo) / 36,0cm x 24,0cm / 4256 x 2832 (300dpi)

Mots clés

wood 1698 17th century America American American Continent Americas Aztec Aztec Empire Aztecs Church 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 of Charles II of Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish Empire The Americas Vera Cruz Veracruz Viceroyalty of New Spain Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz americans architecture art artwork basket beam building carry carrying collaboration conquest construction door expedition facade foundation history labor labour log materials museum native people painting scaffold scaffolding scene spanish conquest spanish conquest of the aztec empire style weight wood