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Framed Print of Montezuma II Watching Comet, 1519
Montezuma II watching a comet, taken from the Codex Duran. For several days in 1519, a comet hung over the capital city of Tenochtitlan. It was described as a rip in the sky which bleeds celestial influences dropwise onto the Aztec world. After that, a thunderbolt struck and burned down the temple of the deity Huitilopchitli. Nezahualpilli, ruler of Texcoco, told Moctezuma II that the Texcocan wise men had foretold foreign dominion over the Valley of Mexico. Diego Durán (1537-1588) was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, The History of the Indies of New Spain, a book that was much criticized in his lifetime for helping the heathen maintain their culture. It contains seventy-eight chapters spanning from the Aztec creation story until after Spanish conquest of Mexico, and includes a chronology of Aztec kings. © New York Public Library / Science Source
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Media ID 47341015
1519 16th Ages Astronomy Aztec Bodies Body Celestial Codex Codices Comet Comets Discovery Dominican Ethnographic Friar Historia Mesoamerica Moctezuma Nueva Pictorial Research Sixteenth
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 17.7cm (9.6" x 7")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
