The Baths of Nezahualcóyotl

What you see

A huge reddish rock fills the center and lower part of this upright picture. Its top bears unmistakably human cuts: a circular basin, squared blocks and, on the left, a flight of steps carved up the slope. Behind it, the green hillside falls away to the right toward bluish mountains under a cloudy sky.

The stone is studied with a geologist's eye: cracks, pale patches and worn edges. The reds and ochres of the rock play against the green of the grass and the distant blues. At upper left, a tree with a twisted trunk stands out against the sky, and at lower left several lines of handwriting appear.