Southwest Pieta

The “Southwest Pieta” by Luis Jiménez, is in a park in the center of Albuquerque. In classic art, a pieta is the Virgin Mary holding her dead son, Christ. This work draws on that but is of an ancient Aztec myth. The Aztec emperor’s daughter, Ixta, had a secret lover, Popo. Popo’s rival gets word to Ixta that Popo has been killed. When she hears this, she dies of grief during her wedding ceremony to the evil rival. After Popo returns and discovers the tragedy, he takes Ixta to the highest mountains and stays with her there for many days. Eventually the gods take pity on them and turn them into the two mountains above Mexico City.
You can see the back of the sculpture in Charlie's project here: https://365project.org/bigdad/365/2018-03-08
A pullback view to show its size is in my extra album today too:
https://365project.org/janeandcharlie/album-2/2018-03-08

[Charlie]

The clear blue sky's of New Mexico are a good back drop to the art.

[Casablanca]

What a terribly sad story and a beautiful piece of art.

[Harbie]

Beautiful artwork and so interesting to learn the story! Fav

[Tremerryn]

Such a sad story - lovey artwork

[DbJ_365]

The emotion in this piece is so strong. The composition of your photograph suits it well.

[Janet B.]

Sooo interesting! What a powerful work of art!

[Jane Anderson]

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Thank you so much for commenting on my photo of the statue of the Aztec myth. The story has a bit of David and Bathsheba and Romeo and Juliet in it too, I think. You can see photos of the two mountains in Mexico here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izta-Popo_Zoquiapan_National_Park