COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images mediaCollectionId JCB~1~1 JCB Archive of Early American Images Collection true
Record
Accession number:
34079 accession_no 34079 Accession number false
Record number:
34079-18 record_number 34079-18 Record number false
JCB call number:
J777 P985s jcb_call_no J777 P985s JCB call number false
Image title:
Vitzliputzli, vornehmster Götze der Mexicaner. image_title Vitzliputzli, vornehmster Götze der Mexicaner. Image title false
Creator 1:
Zell creator1 Zell Creator 1 false
Creator 1 role:
Sc. creator1_role Sc. Creator 1 role false
Place image published:
[Frankfurt am Main] place_image_published [Frankfurt am Main] Place image published false
Image publisher:
[Johann Gottlieb Garbe] image_publisher [Johann Gottlieb Garbe] Image publisher false
Image date:
[1778] image_date [1778] Image date false
Image function:
fold-out plate 6; vol. 2, at end image_function fold-out plate 6; vol. 2, at end Image function false
Technique:
engraving technique engraving Technique false
Image dimension height:
16 cm. image_dimensions_height 16 cm. Image dimension height false
Image dimension width:
13.3 cm. image_dimensions_width 13.3 cm. Image dimension width false
Page dimension height:
20.8 cm. page_dimensions_height 20.8 cm. Page dimension height false
Page dimension width:
16.7 cm. page_dimensions_width 16.7 cm. Page dimension width false
Materials medium:
ink materials_medium ink Materials medium false
Materials support:
paper materials_support paper Materials support false
Description:
Scene of worship and human sacrifice at a native American or Mexican temple. The victim's heart is cut out before an idol or statue by a priest with a knife. The priest's assistants hold the victim by all four limbs. Includes feathered headdresses, statue of a winged and cloven-hoofed god in feathered headdress and garments who holds snakes and a shield. description Scene of worship and human sacrifice at a native American or Mexican temple. The victim's heart is cut out before an idol or statue by a priest with a knife. The priest's assistants hold the victim by all four limbs. Includes feathered headdresses, statue of a winged and cloven-hoofed god in feathered headdress and garments who holds snakes and a shield. Description false
Source creator:
Purmann, Johann Georg, 1733-1813 source_creator Purmann, Johann Georg, 1733-1813 Source creator false
Source Title:
Sitten und Meinungen der Wilden in America ... Zweyter Theil source_title Sitten und Meinungen der Wilden in America ... Zweyter Theil Source Title false
Source place of publication:
Frankfurth am Mayn [Frankfurt am Main] source_place_of_publication Frankfurth am Mayn [Frankfurt am Main] Source place of publication false
Source publisher:
bey Johann Gottlieb Garbe source_publisher bey Johann Gottlieb Garbe Source publisher false
Source date:
1778 source_date 1778 Source date false
notes:
Huitzilopochtli, whose name means "Blue hummingbird on the left," was the Aztec god of the sun and war. The turquoise or fire serpent (xiuhcoatl) was his mystical weapon. The offering of the victim's heart to the gods derived from the Aztec belief that the sun would rise again nourished by the hearts of men. This image is derived from Theodor de Bry's America, Pt. 9, plate 8. The engraver may be Johann Michael Zell, 1740-1815. notes Huitzilopochtli, whose name means "Blue hummingbird on the left," was the Aztec god of the sun and war. The turquoise or fire serpent (xiuhcoatl) was his mystical weapon. The offering of the victim's heart to the gods derived from the Aztec belief that the sun would rise again nourished by the hearts of men. This image is derived from Theodor de Bry's America, Pt. 9, plate 8. The engraver may be Johann Michael Zell, 1740-1815. notes false
Time Period:
1751-1800 time_period 1751-1800 Time Period false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1871. provenance_or_donor Acquired before 1871. Provenance/Donor false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912 owner_and_copyright ©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912 Owner and copyright false
geographic area:
Spanish America geographic_areas Spanish America geographic area false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities subject_groups Artifacts, industry, and human activities Subject Area false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples subject_groups Indigenous peoples Subject Area false
Subject headings:
Indians of Mexico--Religion subject_heads Indians of Mexico--Religion Subject headings false
Subject headings:
Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies subject_heads Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies Subject headings false
Subject headings:
Human sacrifice--Mexico subject_heads Human sacrifice--Mexico Subject headings false
Subject headings:
Aztecs--Religion subject_heads Aztecs--Religion Subject headings false
Subject headings:
Aztecs--Rites and ceremonies subject_heads Aztecs--Rites and ceremonies Subject headings false

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