Chalchiuhtlicue (2019) Original Oil Painting by Valeria Latorre

Chalchiuhtlicue is an Aztec deity of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism. Chalchiuhtlicue is associated with fertility and she is the patroness of childbirth....In the Aztec creation myth of the Five Suns, Chalchiuhtlicue presided over the Fourth Sun, or the fourth creation of the world. It is believed that Chalchiuhtlicue retaliated against Tlaloc's mistreatment of her by releasing 52 years of rain, causing a giant flood which caused the Fourth Sun to be destroyed. She built a bridge linking heaven and earth and those who were in Chalchiuhtlicue's good graces were allowed to traverse it, while others were turned into fish. Following the flood, the Fifth Sun, the world which we now occupy, developed.

Materials used:

Oil on Aluminium Panel

Details:

• Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 67 x 100 x 0.3cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky