This composition effectively illustrates the subject matter of the book by the choice of image to be represented. The painting depicts conquistadors capturing a Aztec ruler. The king is depicted like a child grabbing onto his litter, while the other Aztecs are groveling and crawling on the ground. This is contrasted by the white conquistadors standing over the "savages." The light source of the image emanates from the cross that the missionary is holding to the left of the king, giving the soldiers action a higher cause. This book talks about why and how certain civilizations thrive to conquer of civilizations, by many different ways.
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