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Mexican Art (Mesoamerican era (Main form of art was architecture and…
Mexican Art
Mesoamerican era
Earliest form of Mexican art, made during the Aztec Era pre Spanish Conquistadors.
Art was heavily based around religion and your class in society, however all art regardless of this were based around the indigenous tribes that they come from
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Religion
Mayan Religion
Has connections to Roman Catholicism , however has existed for millennium longer than Catholicism.
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For the Maya the creation of the earth is said to have been a deed of Huracán, the wind and sky god. The sky and earth connected, which left no space for any beings or vegetation to grow. In order to make space, a Ceiba tree was planted. The tree grew roots in all the levels of the underworld and its branches grew into the upper world.
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Aztec Religion
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has many gods and goddesses; the Aztecs would often incorporate traditions that were borrowed from other geographic regions and people into their own religious practices. These religious practices were then translated into art.
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The Colonial Period
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The Spaniards renamed Tenochititlan 'Mexico City' and rebuilt it as the capital of Nueva Espana ( New Spain ). This meant that architecture began to show more European influences
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With the Spanish conquest the arts of Europe came to Mexico. Franciscan and Augustian monks, with the help of local Indigenous people built churches and monasteries throughout the country to replace the temples built previously.
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Mexico was converted from its prior religion to Catholisism. They also experienced European influence. This means that Architecture became western and art shifted towards paintings instead of sculptures.
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Mexican War of Independence,
The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict, lasting over a decade, which had several distinct phases and took place in different regions of the Spanish colony of New Spain (Mexico city)
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