Teotihuacan Murals

Murals of the City of the (Un)Known This whole paper started with an amazing trip to the Denver Art Museum. The Teotihuacan section immediately caught my attention. This is where I discovered the “Mural of Xochipilla”. Had I known in the beginning how mysterious this piece of art was I would have moved on to another topic for this research paper. Many hours were spent trying to find information on the “Mural of Xochipilla” which yielded no information at all. Not even the museum could reveal anything about the mural except that they had purchased the mural in 1967. While doing the research I was inspired by Teotihuacan’s mysterious culture, which kept me looking for more information. Al though there was no information on the “Mural of Xochipilla”, there seemed to be overwhelming information on the Culture of Teotihuacan. None of Teotihuacan’s language has been translated leaving many speculations as to whom and how their culture and city came about. Just as mysteriously as the city was originated it vanished in the same mysterious manner. There is no record of the language spoken by the ancient people of Teotihuacan. The name “Teotihuacán” is from the Nahautl language spoken by the Aztecs, and means “City of the Gods”. All of the place names at Teotihuacan are either of Aztec origin or have been given by the people who studied the ruins (Arnold).
This one of the true beauties of Art History, nothing is for certain but we are left with the ruins to be marveled and valued. To find an understanding to the artwork of the Teotihuacan’s becoming more acquainted with the history and culture of Teotihuacan would be beneficial. Culture had a huge impact their artwork. Teotihuacan is believed to have been a very rich and diverse culture, thriving long before any Europeans had came to the Americas. Although the people who built and called Teotihuacan their home have long since vanished, we can discover them from the artifacts left behind. It’s