Mexican Antiquities

Exploring the Early Americas The Jay I. Kislak Collection

Pre-Contact America | Explorations and Encounters | Aftermath of the Encounter

Urban Landscapes | Ritual, Ceremonies, and Celebrations | Language and Context | Recording History | The Heavens and Time

José Luciano Castañeda.
Monumentos antiguos existentes en la República Mexicana [Existing antique monuments in the Republic of Mexico]. [1824].
Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (2)

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José Luciano Castañeda was the artist on three archeological expeditions in Mexico led by Guillermo Dupaix (ca. 1750–1817) in the service of the crown. The carefully executed ink-and-wash drawings in this handsome leather-bound volume depict fragments of sculpture and ornaments, as well as buildings at sites such as Palenque and Mitla. This drawing emphasizes the geometric designs of a palace facade at Mitla.