The Mural at Bonampak

1.How does the Mural at Bonampak inform us of the power practiced in the Mayan society? Discuss some of the poses, hierarchy and visual techniques used by the artists. When discussing techniques, pay close attention to the colors, garments, the division of the composition to different registers. What does all that mean in terms of evoking and communicating the sense of political power.

  1. Iconography
    What does iconography mean? What is the iconography of some of the free-standing Stele you have learned in this Module? Remember the singular form of Stele is Stela.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/Hvi54RDiQym6Pgd3_IsRKA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/maya_01.shtml
https://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/collections/william-p-palmer-iii/maya/ballgame-2/
https://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/collections/william-p-palmer-iii/maya/ballgame/
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/early-cultures/classic-veracruz/v/the-mesoamerican-ballgame-and-a-classic-veracruz-yoke
https://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/6-1/The%20Splendid.pdf
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-africa-oceania-americas/mesoamerica/maya/a/classic-maya-portrait-stelae
https://peabody.harvard.edu/node/612
https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/olmec-colossal-masterworks-ancient-mexico
https://youtu.be/EDudtA1nVa4
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/SMK6ATSSQbuz6uSNk-fw4w