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It is said that the oldest paint in America was found in caves (rock shelters) of Baja California Sur (6 to 12 thousand years old). Images of men and women, and wildlife are the most common paintings on this Mexican rock-shelters. Land animals depicted include rabbits, mountain sheeps, and deers, as well as marine mammals, fish, and shorebirds. [http://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/baja/]
It is said that the oldest paint in America was found in caves (rock shelters) of Baja California Sur (6 to 12 thousand years old). Images of men and women, and wildlife are the most common paintings on this Mexican rock-shelters. Land animals depicted include rabbits, mountain sheeps, and deers, as well as marine mammals, fish, and shorebirds. [http://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/baja/]
== Pre-Hispanic Era==
== Pre-Hispanic Era==
[[Image:Dresden Codex public domain.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Maya Dresden Codex]]
[[Image:Dresden Codex public domain.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Maya Dresden Codex]]
Painting is one of the most ancient arts in Mexico.
Painting is one of the most ancient arts in Mexico.
[[Aztecs]] and Mayans, painted on the walls of their temples and tombs. In [[Maya|Mayan]] culture one may find interesting paintings in Bonampak frescoes. ''The civilizations of pre-Hispanic Mexico recorded their histories, religious beliefs, and scientific knowledge in books called "[[codices]]".'' [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=100&objkey=5954]
[[Aztecs]] and Mayans, painted on the walls of their temples and tombs. In [[Maya]]n culture one may find interesting paintings in Bonampak frescoes. ''The civilizations of pre-Hispanic Mexico recorded their histories, religious beliefs, and scientific knowledge in books called "[[codices]]".'' [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=100&objkey=5954]
''A main function of Aztec Art was to express religious and mythical concepts to legitimize the power of the State. This artistic language spoke predominantly through the form of iconographic symbols and metaphors. For example, the image of the eagle symbolized the warrior and the sun at its zenith. Images of serpents were linked to the gods Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli, and thus were represented as water or fire serpents, respectively.'' [http://www.famsi.org/research/aguilar/Aztec_Art_Part1.pdf]
''A main function of Aztec Art was to express religious and mythical concepts to legitimize the power of the State. This artistic language spoke predominantly through the form of iconographic symbols and metaphors. For example, the image of the eagle symbolized the warrior and the sun at its zenith. Images of serpents were linked to the gods Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli, and thus were represented as water or fire serpents, respectively.'' [http://www.famsi.org/research/aguilar/Aztec_Art_Part1.pdf]
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