Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement ("Homme et femme devant un tas d'excréments") is a 1935 oil painting on copper by Joan Miró. The painting was made on a piece of copper in the week between 15 and 22 October 1935. Miró said that the subject resulted from trying to represent the tragedy and torture of the Spanish Civil War. The painting was one of twelve known as the "Wild Paintings". Half of these were painted on copper whilst the remaining six were on the type
Women in Mexico and eventually was given to Cortés as a payment of tribute. To Cortés, Doña Marina was a valuable asset in overthrowing the Aztec empire based in Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) and was always seen at his side, even during battles with the Aztecs and Mayans. Malinche had become the translator and the mistress of Hernán Cortés. No matter how useful Doña Marina was to Cortés, he was “reluctant to give Doña Marina credit, referring to her as ‘my interpreter, who is an Indian woman’”. During the conquest women were viewed as objects that could be exploited by men to gain