The Lost Cities of the Mayas

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  • The Lost Cities of the Mayas Book Detail

  • Author : Fabio Boubon
  • Release Date : 1999-01-01
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  • Genre : Artists
  • Pages : 192
  • ISBN 13 : 9788854401280
  • File Size : 65,65 MB

The Lost Cities of the Mayas by Fabio Boubon PDF Summary

Book Description: Through pen-and ink drawings and watercolours, this book recount the 19th century epic of the art of illustration and the rediscovery of history's great Maya civilization. Frederick Catherwood produced artwork-depicting views of ancient monuments with great accuracy. Although he was trained as an architect, his real passion in life was art, particularly portraying ancient cultures. He was a man who loved to travel which was a significant influence on his art. At the age of 40, Catherwood accompanied a successful writer named John Lloyd Stephens to Central America. What they found on their trip amazed them: wonderfully majestic but deserted cities. The ruins in these cities were the inspiration of Catherwood's art, created by using a camera lucida (an optic device that preceded the invention of photography) to aid him in his drawings. The artwork that Catherwood produced was vivid and intriguing and became a best seller. Central America was not the only place that Catherwood went to get inspiration for his artwork. Before devoting himself to the discovery of the Mayas, he disguised himself as a.

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