#NationalOpossumDay:
Opossum in the “paradise garden”mural cycle of Malinalco, Mexico, c. 1535/1585. The cycle is a rare survivng example of early colonial art with Indigenous artists in Spanish churches mixing native & European styles and filling Christian scenes with native fauna & flora.
Image credits:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eltb/6939991543/in/album-72157629114034706/
[Catedrales e Iglesias / CC-BY-2.0]
https://ombligomx.org/2020/02/17/fauna-prehispanica-en-los-murales-del-convento-de-malinalco/
[OmbligoMx / CC-BY-NC-2.5-MX]


















