Codex Borgia - Aztec Gods - Tezcatlipoca - Smoking Mirror on Vellum
by Serge Averbukh
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Title
Codex Borgia - Aztec Gods - Tezcatlipoca - Smoking Mirror on Vellum
Artist
Serge Averbukh
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
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Introducing ‘Treasures of Mesoamerica’ Collection by Serge Averbukh. Here you will find framed and wrapped canvas fine art prints, featuring Codex Borgia: Aztec Gods. Tezcatlipoca - Smoking Mirror on Vellum.
The Codex Borgia is one of the most beautiful of the few surviving pre-Columbian painted manuscripts. The exact place of origin of this codex is not known, however there is no doubt, that it originates from the central Mexican highlands (possibly near Puebla or the Tehuacán Valley), an area which was under Aztec rule at the time of the conquest. Obviously, this codex was originally painted before the arrival of the Spanish, since it does not show any European influence. It probably dates to the late 15th century. In the 16th century it was sent from Mexico to Spain, and from there to Italy. The great German scholar Alexander von Humboldt saw it in Rome in 1805 among the possessions of Cardinal Stefano Borgia, who had died the previous year. Today the Codex Borgia is housed in the Apostolic Library of the Vatican.
Tezcatlipoca: “Smoking Mirror”. He is the god of rulers, sorcerers, and warriors. He is considered to be omnipresent, and causes conflict where he goes. He is as well a creator as a destroyer, and a bringer of fortune as well as disaster. Furthermore, he has many names: titlacuahan [he whose slaves we are], yaotl [the enemy], youalli ehecatl [night wind], and ilhuicahua tlalticpaque [possessor of the sky and earth]. In codices he is often depicted with face paint consisting of alternating yellow and black bands, and having smoking mirrors on his head and foot.
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