Title

Culto a Huichilobos

Creator

José Clemente Orozco

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332041

Date

1947-1949

Subject

Political symbolism

Mexican Muralism

Type

Painting

Medium

pyroxylin on masonite

Identifier

Orozco‑CultoHuichilobos-1947-1949

Spatial Coverage

Mexico City, Mexico

Measurement

122 cm x 152 cm

Description

A mural panel from Orozco’s San Ildefonso cycle depicting a ritual scene centered on the Aztec deity Huitzilopochtli. Orozco shifts from using historical realism to use mythology as metaphors for human cruelty he witnessed during World Wars.

Language

Spanish

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Rights

Public Domain