Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, México, D.F.

Complex of murals in the west court stairway, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, México, D.F., October 2, 1922–April 3, 1924.

Overview

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  The Massacre in the Main Temple

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  inauguration of The Massacre in the Main Temple, February 1, 1923

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  four frescos on either side of a stained glass window, to the left of the The Massacre in the Main Temple

Murals

• Photo: Bob Schalkwijk

  The Massacre in the Main Temple. Jean Charlot. October 2, 1922–January 31, 1923. Fresco. 26 ft wide × 14 ft high. Stairway, west court, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (renamed: Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso), México, D.F. (JCC: ART: MU 1)

• Photo: Leigh Thelmadatter

  Shield of the National University of Mexico, with Eagle and Condor. Jean Charlot. 1923. Fresco. 5 ¹/₄ ft wide × 4 ¹/₂ ft high. Stairway, west court, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (renamed: Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso), México, D.F. (JCC: ART: MU 1)

• Photo: Leigh Thelmadatter

  Eagle and Serpent, Mexico's National Emblem. Jean Charlot. 1924. Fresco. 5 ¹/₄ ft wide × 4 ¹/₂ ft high. Stairway, west court, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (renamed: Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso), México, D.F. (JCC: ART: MU 1)

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  St. Christopher. Jean Charlot. 1924. Fresco. 2 ³/₄ ft wide × 12 ³/₄ ft high. Stairway, west court, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (renamed: Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso), México, D.F. (JCC: ART: MU 1)

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  Cuauhtemoc, Last of the Mexican Emperors. Jean Charlot. 1924. Fresco. 2 ³/₄ ft wide × 12 ³/₄ ft high. Stairway, west court, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (renamed: Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso), México, D.F. (JCC: ART: MU 1)