[Trials of the hero-twins]
Title from Kislak Collection guide. Watercolor painted by Diego Rivera in San Francisco, Calif. during the summer of 1931, originally commissioned to illustrate a never-published English translation of the Popol Vuh by John Weatherwax. Depicts the hero twins (Hanahpu and Xbalanque) and their conflict and competition with the lords of the underworld. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Also available in digital form on the…
Contributor:
Rivera, Diego - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1931
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Human sacrifice before Tohil]
Title from Kislak Collection guide. Watercolor painted by Diego Rivera in San Francisco, Calif. during the summer of 1931, originally commissioned to illustrate a never-published English translation of the Popol Vuh by John Weatherwax. Depicts the first humans making sacrifices to the god Tohil. underworld. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Provenance: Gift…
Contributor:
Rivera, Diego - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1931
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Creation]
Title from Kislak Collection guide. Watercolor painted by Diego Rivera in San Francisco, Calif. during the summer of 1931, originally commissioned to illustrate a never-published English translation of the Popol Vuh by John Weatherwax. Depicts the two snake gods creating the world, including the first humans, plants, animals, and fishes. Watercolor and gouache on paper; color bar at bottom of painting, with colors listed…
Contributor:
Rivera, Diego - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Photo, Print, Drawing[Trials of the hero-twins] Title from Kislak Collection guide. Watercolor painted by Diego Rivera in San Francisco, Calif. during the summer of 1931, originally commissioned to illustrate a never-published English translation of the Popol Vuh by John Weatherwax. Depicts the hero twins (Hanahpu and Xbalanque) and their conflict and competition with the lords of the underworld. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Also available in digital form on the…
Photo, Print, Drawing[Human sacrifice before Tohil] Title from Kislak Collection guide. Watercolor painted by Diego Rivera in San Francisco, Calif. during the summer of 1931, originally commissioned to illustrate a never-published English translation of the Popol Vuh by John Weatherwax. Depicts the first humans making sacrifices to the god Tohil. underworld. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Provenance: Gift…
Photo, Print, Drawing[Creation] Title from Kislak Collection guide. Watercolor painted by Diego Rivera in San Francisco, Calif. during the summer of 1931, originally commissioned to illustrate a never-published English translation of the Popol Vuh by John Weatherwax. Depicts the two snake gods creating the world, including the first humans, plants, animals, and fishes. Watercolor and gouache on paper; color bar at bottom of painting, with colors listed…