Veytia Codex
Artista: Mariano Fernández de Echeverría y Veytia
Siglo XVIII · México
Colección: Códice Veytia
This illustration from the Códice Veytia depicts Huitzilopochtli, the Mexica deity of the sun and war. The figure is adorned with elaborate ceremonial attire and carries symbols of his power. The artistic style is characteristic of the Indigenous Mesoamerican pictorial tradition, featuring a distinctive use of flat colors and defined outlines, accompanied by explanatory text in Nahuatl.
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