<em>Watercolor of a Fresco</em>, ca. 1930. Paper, watercolor, pencil, 19 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (49.5 x 56.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 30.952.2 (Photo: , CUR.30.952.2.jpg)

Watercolor of a Fresco

Medium: Paper, watercolor, pencil

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1930

Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (49.5 x 56.5 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 30.952.2

Image: CUR.30.952.2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Watercolor of the god Tezcatlipoca (Smoking Mirror). Colors are red, blue, yellow, beige and black, and the figure is outlined in black. This is a reproduction of one of the altar frescoes at the Tlaxcalan site of Tizatlán in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Condition: Fair; losses and tears along the edges, and stains at the upper left corner.

Brooklyn Museum