The Great Tenochtilan
La Gran Tenochtilan
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Title
The Great Tenochtilan
La Gran Tenochtilan
La Gran Tenochtilan
Subject
Aztec Captial, Empire, Colonial History, Engineering, Historic Painting, Markets
Description
A quasi-symmetrical painting depicting both the Aztec capital of Tenochtilan and Montezuma II who is elevated by the Mexica people that surround him.
Creator
Diego Rivera
Source
Hand painting
Publisher
Diego Rivera
Date
1945
Contributor
National Palace of Mexico
Rights
National Institute of Fine Arts
Relation
A component of Rivera’s The Epic of The Mexican People collection
Format
4.8 x 11.4 meters in size
Language
Visual Rhetoric
Type
Mural Painting
Identifier
National Palace of Mexico
Coverage
Urban perspectives of mesoamerican cities, depictions of power hierarchies in Tenochtilan
Citation
Diego Rivera , “The Great Tenochtilan
La Gran Tenochtilan,” Omeka, accessed June 17, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/428.
La Gran Tenochtilan,” Omeka, accessed June 17, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/428.