. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 82 MEXICO WD CENTRAL AMERICA Having now passed in brie! review the objective side of Mayan remains, lei US turn OUT attent ion to the sub- jective. The Serpent in Mayan Art. Mayan art is strange and unintelligible at first sight, but after care- ful study many wonderful qualities appear in it. In the knowledge of foreshortening and composition, the. Fig. 27. Typical Elaborated Serpents of the Mayas. The plumed serpent is from Chichen Itza and the one with a human head in its mouth from Yaxchil
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 82 MEXICO WD CENTRAL AMERICA Having now passed in brie! review the objective side of Mayan remains, lei US turn OUT attent ion to the sub- jective. The Serpent in Mayan Art. Mayan art is strange and unintelligible at first sight, but after care- ful study many wonderful qualities appear in it. In the knowledge of foreshortening and composition, the. Fig. 27. Typical Elaborated Serpents of the Mayas. The plumed serpent is from Chichen Itza and the one with a human head in its mouth from Yaxchilan. Mayas were equal if not superior to the Egyptians and Assyrians. They could draw the human body in pure profile and in free and graceful attitudes and they could compose several figures in a rectangular panel so that the result satisfies the eye of a modern artist. But, unfortunately for our fuller understanding, the human form had only a minor interest because the gods. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York
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