Complex of murals in the west court stairway, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, México, D.F., October 2, 1922–April 3, 1924.
The Massacre in the Main Temple
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)
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inauguration of The Massacre in the Main Temple, February 1, 1923
Jean Charlot standing before mural
Jean Charlot standing before mural
Jean Charlot revisiting mural in 1947
Studies
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Scaled Composition). Jean Charlot. 1922. Watercolor and pencil. Sheet size 35 1/2 in wide × 20 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Geometric Diagram). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, sanguine and ink. 33 1/2 in wide × 18 5/8 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Hairless Mexican Dog). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 32 1/4 in wide × 25 5/8 in high (irregular). Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Head of a Conquistador). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 21 7/8 in wide × 17 1/2 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Man’s Face). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 24 7/8 in wide × 32 1/8 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Horse’s Head). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 39 1/2 in wide × 27 1/2 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Hand, no. 119). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 21 in wide × 13 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Hand, no. 120). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 17 1/2 in wide × 14 1/4 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Fingers). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 15 in wide × 12 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Weeping Indian). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, full-scale cartoon. 13 in wide × 18 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
The Massacre in the Main Temple (Numbered Giornale, Entire Plan for Preparatoria Mural). Jean Charlot. 1922. Pencil, conté crayon, and ink. 33 in wide × 20 in high. Jean Charlot Collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.