Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings

Posted on Saturday, November 27

Lecture: Seeing in New Ways—The Afterlife of Aztec Pictography

Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings: Masterpieces from Ancient Mexico

Elizabeth Boone, Tulane University, examines intriguing images in Aztec codices and explains the rich graphic complexity of early colonial Mexico, which challenged the image makers to see and “write” in new ways.

March 25
6-7 p.m.
Free with admission

Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave.
Fullerton Hall

Image: Aztec. Catholic Catechism, 16th century. Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid. Photo by Elizabeth Boone.