. English: To represent a scene of religious practice in Virginia, Arnoldus Montanus in his work 'America' based his work from a 1622 Spanish book about Mexico, Descripcion de las Indias Occidentales, by Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas. The artist then transformed the Mexican god into a large idol and placed it in a room based on a Mexican temple. The scene falsely presented native Virginia with an almost identical culture as in Mexico. 1671. Arnoldus Montanus 1240 Virginia Indians Fanciful Figures Arnoldus Montanus America 1671

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Keywords: ., /, /., 1671., arnoldus, montanus.