Fin del Mundo (End of the World)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The illustration depicts a dramatic night scene in a city with a crescent moon and numerous meteors or comets streaking across the sky, while below, people, including men, women, and children, appear to be in a state of panic or awe, raising their arms and gesturing towards the sky.

The illustration depicts a dramatic night scene in a city with a crescent moon and numerous meteors or comets streaking across the sky, while below, people, including men, women, and children, appear to be in a state of panic or awe, raising their arms and gesturing towards the sky.

Name/Title

Fin del Mundo (End of the World)

Entry/Object ID

1996.5.1.3

Description

Part of a series of 15. Published by Arsacio Vanegar Arroyo. People run through the city in fear of the lightning and astronomical events happening in the sky.

Type of Print

Engraving

Artwork Details

Medium

Zinc Engraving

Category

Vault, People, Architecture, Plants and Nature, Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

5 in