Description

Rufino Tamayo first experimented with color printmaking in Paris, shortly after traveling there for the first time in 1948. Tamayo was one of numerous artists who benefited from a growing international interest in Mexican art throughout Europe and the United States in the mid-1900s. This publication features brightly colored illustrations for the book of Revelation from a 17th-century French translation of the Christian Bible. Tamayo’s images—like the one here—suggest rather than directly depict the biblical content, using vivid brushstrokes.