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Article: Royal visions; art of the Maya courts.(The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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Eighteen years after a landmark exhibition, "The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art" (1986), fundamentally changed our understanding of Maya historical iconography, a remarkable curatorial effort brings us closet' than we have ever been to the multidimensional, social and lived aspects of the Maya nobility. (1) Created by Yale University Mayanist Mary Miller, veteran of "The Blood of Kings," and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco curator Kathleen Berrin, "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya" gathers together 130 objects ranging from small carved shells and intricately painted ceramics to giant stelae. Nearly half of the works have never before been seen in the ...