Summary Of Miguel Cabrera's Gentile Indians

Below is the specific text on Miguel Cabrera 's Gentile Indians. The subject matter of this painting is two figures dressed in traditional indigenous garb. The man wears a headdress and a common loin cloth of feathers, while the woman is dressed modestly in plain clothes. Below the artist included agricultural products to show the couple 's social status. Cabrera also included a bow and arrows to reflect the barbaric nature of Native Americans. This painting is in direct contrast to Cabrera 's other representations of the mixed races in Mexico. Below is the specific text for Juan Cordeo 's Columbus Before the Catholic Monarchs. This painting depicts Columbus introducing the indigenous people to Fernando and Isabella. In his painting, Cordero …show more content…
This wall highlights the moment of contact between Cortes and the Native Americans in the Texas Fragment and Felix Parra represents the subsequent violence displayed in his painting of the Episodes of the Conquest. This comparison showcases the different ways in which each group equipped themselves for battle during the Conquest. Some Native Americans possess bows and arrows, meanwhile the Spanish have horses, armor, and spears. Parra 's painting also depicts what little concern the Spanish had for the lives of the Native Americans. Below is the specific text for the Texas Fragment. Hernando Cortes is the main Spanish figure in this painting and he is shaking hands with the Native Americans. Below them is the figure of La Malinche, who was Cortes ' mistress and interpreter. This scene later becomes one of failed promises, as the Spanish killed approximately ninety percent of the native population. In this representation, the Native Americans are placed in profile, while the Spanish are depicted in a three quarter view with more shading. These differences in technique symbolize the two …show more content…
Its main themes cover the representation of the common Indian, Indians from scenes of the Conquest, and the representation of the noble Indian. These themes showcase the types of subjects artists from Mexico depicted in order to show the heritage of Latin America through indigenous figures. The various ways in which the subjects are depicted by these artists showcase how each artist functioned in his own time period. These depictions can contrast with one another when viewed together in this format. Felix Parra 's Episodes of the Conquest and Leandro Izaguirre 's Torture of Cuauhtemoc display the pain and violence inflicted on the native meshikas by soldiers. Parra heightens violence through imagery of death and grieving women, while Izaguirre focuses on torture. These two images are in contrast to Juan Cordeo 's Columbus Before the Catholic Monarchs, as his painting details a more royalist image of Fernando and Isabella being welcoming to the Indians, who came to their court. The figures in Cabrera 's Gentile Indians also contrast with the images of noble Indians in the Lord of Texcoco and the Portrait of Moctezuma. While Cabrera paints an image of the common Indian, the two noble representations of Indians relate to Greco/Roman traditions of modeling to legitimize Native American history to a