Wikimedia Commons Foundation of the City of Mexico Excerpt from the Durán Codex
Artista: Anónimo tlacuilo mexica
Siglo XV · México
Colección: Arte Mexica
This is an illustration from the Durán Codex depicting the founding of Tenochtitlán, where an eagle devours a serpent perched on a nopal cactus, fulfilling the Aztec prophecy. The artistic style is typical of pre-Hispanic representations, with flat figures and vibrant colors, framed in a co
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