1. André Thevet's 'true' portrait of Moctezuma and its European legacy.
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Hajovsky, Patrick Thomas
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LITERARY characters , *AZTEC mythology , *COSMOGRAPHY , *MONARCHY , *PORTRAIT prints , *ROYALISTS , *SPANISH Christian missions - Abstract
The article discusses the legacy in Europe of the literary portrait of the Aztec king, Moctezuma the Second, by French royal cosmographer, André Thevet as image of the ruler became inconsistent and varied in the continent during the 16th and 17th century. A monarchist rendition was applied by Thevet in his work which ultimately supported missions in the Americas by Spain. Early visualizations of Moctezuma paved the way for more theatrical and essentializing portrayals even though European portraits of him were based from traditions of biographical portraiture.
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- 2009
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