Study 05—1922–1923 The Massacre in the Main Temple—Jean Charlot

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

Study

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.

Signed by artist in lower right-hand corner, inscribed “indien” at the top right corner.