Aztec Art History

The great artists of the Aztec Empire bore the title of “tolteca”. This was because the skills that they practiced originated in the ancient Toltec civilization. The title tolteca meant that they were exquisitely skilled craftsmen. They excelled in feather work, goldsmithing, jewelry making, and the cutting of gemstones. The term for their technique was called toltecayotl, or “the Toltec thing”. These craftsmen worked with simple tools and infinite patience. It is said that nothing was difficult for them and everything made was of the first order.