Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art

Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art
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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9781588397317
ISBN-13 : 1588397319
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Book Synopsis Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art by : Joanne Pillsbury

Download or read book Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art written by Joanne Pillsbury and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the complex stories of Mesoamerican divinity through the carvings, ceramics, and metalwork of the Maya Classic period Lives of the Gods reveals how ancient Maya artists evoked a pantheon as rich and complex as the more familiar Greco-Roman, Hindu-Buddhist, and Egyptian deities. Focusing on the period between A.D. 250 and 900, the authors show how this powerful cosmology informed some of the greatest creative achievements of Maya civilization.


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