Common threads run through the history of Mesoamerican culture and particularly in art. The Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Zapotec civilizations, amongst others, perpetuated an artistic tr… See more

Metalwork was a particular skill of the Aztecs. The great Renaissance artist Albrecht Drurer saw some of the artefacts brought back to Europe which caused him to say, '...I … See more

The Aztecs, as with their cultural predecessors, employed art as a tool to reinforce their military and cultural dominance. Imposing buildings, frescoes, sculpture a… See more

The large circular Stone of Tizoc (carved c. 1485 from basalt) is a masterful mix of cosmic mythology and real-world politics. It was originally used as a surface on which to perform … See more