The Aztec Sculptors Mainly Use Basalt, Gold, Stones

and Ceramics to Make Their Sculptures. They made

Statues of Human Bodies, Sacred Figures, Aztec
Gods, Masks, Calendars and Image of Animals. The
Most Famous Aztec Sculpture Is the Stone of The Sun
Erroneously Known as An Aztec Calendar. Today We
Can Find the Piece in The National Museum of
Anthropology of Mexico City. Counting with 3.7 meters
of Diameter, the Stone has in the Center the Image of
the Sun God, showing the Days of the Aztec Week and
Aztec Versions of the History of the World, besides
Myths and Prophecies. The Aztecs Were Skilled
Artisans. They Dyed Cotton, They Made Ceramics and
Very Different Decorations in Gold and Silver. As
Luxury Items, They Sculpted Many Fine Jewelry
Carved in Jade

Matter: English 3.
Miss: Erika Griselda Ramos Castillo.
Student´s name: Sánchez Troya Guillermo.
Number List: 36.
Degree and group: 2° IV.
 PAINTING. masks has created some of the most striking images
AZTEC ART. of Mesoamerica.
ztec art is known for
The Aztecs were people who lived in
Mexico center in the decades 14-16. A its realism and close
quality to reality.

The paintings used to

The Aztecs used the red, ocher, blue, black and white
as a palette of colors in majestic sculptures

"The chromatic range that the Mexica’s (Aztecs) used

The Aztecs was a civilization
advanced rich in culture and religion.
The capital was Tenochtitlan, which had
250,000 inhabitants living in the
city. The society was divided into
two classes: the people and the nobility.
The food of the Aztecs was corn, beans
and hotlists also hunted animals
savages among them was the buffalo,
the deer, ducks, and whistling birds.
describe stories of life,
sacrifices and Aztec
conquests. Other topics
included animals, Aztec
warriors and religion.
Although most art belonging
to the leaders of the empire,
it was also used as a
currency of change with
other cultures.
was made up of five colors"
"Not only evidence of red and ocher pigments, but
also of blue, white and black," el Inah added,
underlining that it is thus ruled out that the Aztecs
have used coffee, pink or green.
FUNDACIÓN MÉXICO- TENOCHTITLAN
CODE MENDOCINO AUTHOR: ANTONIO DE
MENDOZA AND PACHECO.

SCULPTURE.

T
he Aztecs were skilled sculptors. they made
sculptures of all sizes, tiny and colossal, they
reflected religious or nature themes.

LOCATION. They captured the essence of what they wanted to

His works were prepared in a special paper made of
tree bark: the mate.
They made various inks, which allowed to achieve a
vivid and beautiful polychrome. They represented the
gods, notable men, animals or plants and also made
of real life.
Among them turquoise (mineral) was a material
particularly favored by Aztec artists, and the use of
this in the form of a mosaic to cover sculptures and
represent and then made their works in detail.
In the large sculptures they used to represent gods
and kings. The small ones were reserved for the
representation of animals and common objects.
Stone and wood were used and sometimes enriched
with colored paint or inlaid precious stones.
Very realistic in its conception, it contained a symbolic
and abstract element of great relevance related to its
religious universe.