Moctezuma's escape attempt. Folio 192.
Artista: Anónimo novohispano
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Durán
This folio from the Durán Codex, titled 'Moctezuma's Escape Attempt,' presents a scene where a ruler, possibly Moctezuma, observes or participates in a ritual on a wheeled structure, while a group of men transports a bundle or coffin. The style is characteristic of
albayalde arena-de-veracruz arte-colonial carga-pesada codices-latinoamericanos conquista-de-mexico figura-pequenaidolo grupo-de-hombres
