Representations of Mexican sacrificial feasts, Bernard Picart (workshop of), after Bernard Picart, 1722, Sheet with two representations of Mexican sacrificial feasts. Top: Mexicans sacrifice birds at an idol of Quetzalcoatl, the god of wind, wisdom and life. Below: The idol of a god of hunting stands on a mountain and is surrounded by fires. The Mexicans shoot the animals that approach the statue. Below the representations a caption in French., print maker: Bernard Picart, (workshop of), intermediary draughtsman: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1722, paper, etching, engraving, h 333 mm × w 220 mm.
Representations of Mexican sacrificial feasts, Bernard Picart (workshop of), after Bernard Picart, 1722, Sheet with two representations of Mexican sacrificial feasts. Top: Mexicans sacrifice birds at an idol of Quetzalcoatl, the god of wind, wisdom and life. Below: The idol of a god of hunting stands on a mountain and is surrounded by fires. The Mexicans shoot the animals that approach the statue. Below the representations a caption in French., print maker: Bernard Picart, (workshop of), intermediary draughtsman: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1722, paper, etching, engraving, h 333 mm × w 220 mm