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Photos: Diego Rivera’s ‘Popol Vuh’

"Hunahpu Recovers His Arm" is among the works inspired by Quiche Maya's sacred text at Santa Ana's Bowers Museum.

“Hunahpu Recovers His Arm” is among the works inspired by Quiche Maya’s sacred text at Santa Ana’s Bowers Museum.

(Banco De Mexico/Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo)

Dec. 4, 2015 10 AM PT

'Popol Vuh: Watercolors of Diego Rivera'

“The Mansions of Xibalba” and other works in the exhibit feature classic Maya imagery, including mythological creatures.

(Banco De Mexico/Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo)

'Popol Vuh: Watercolors of Diego Rivera'

“The Monkeys, Descendants of the Wooden Men” by Diego Rivera.

(Banco De Mexico/Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo)

'Popol Vuh: Watercolors of Diego Rivera'

“Hunahpu’s Saliva Bears Fruit to the Maiden” and other paintings by Diego Rivera will be accompanied by excerpts from the Popol Vuh.

(Banco De Mexico/Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo)

'Popol Vuh: Watercolors of Diego Rivera'

“The Astonishment at the Previously Harvested Corn” is one of 17 watercolors by Diego Rivera.

(Banco De Mexico/Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo)

'Popol Vuh: Watercolors of Diego Rivera'

“The Death of Cabracan” and other paintings by Diego Rivera were inspired by the Popul Vuh, a sacred text in the form of an epic story that limns the legends and history of the Quiche Maya people.

(Banco De Mexico/Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo)

'Popol Vuh: Watercolors of Diego Rivera'

“The Creation of the Universe” by Diego Rivera.

(Banco De Mexico/Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo)

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