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The Ancient Indian World, Frescoes by Diego Rivera (1886-1957, Mexico)

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The Ancient Indian World


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Diego Rivera

Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo (1929–1939 and 1940–1954). His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Renaissance. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City. In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, to a well-to-do family. Rivera was descended on his father's side, from Spanish nobility. Diego had a twin brother named Carlos, who died two years after they were born. From the age of ten, Rivera studied art at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City. He was sponsored to continue study in Europe by Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez, the governor of the State of Veracruz.





His art, in a fashion similar to the steles of the Maya, tells stories. The mural “En el Arsenal” (In the Arsenal) shows on the right-hand side Tina Modotti holding an ammunition belt and facing Julio Antonio Mella, in a light hat, and Vittorio Vidali behind in a black hat. However, the En el Arsenal detail shown does not include the right-hand side described nor any of the three individuals mentioned. Rivera's radical political beliefs, attacks on the church and clergy, as well as his dealings with Trotskyists and left-wing assassins made him a controversial figure even in communist circles. Leon Trotsky lived with Rivera and Kahlo for several months while exiled in Mexico. Some of Rivera's most famous murals are featured at the National School of Agriculture at Chapingo near Texcoco (1925–27), in the Cortés Palace in Cuernavaca (1929–30), and the National Palace in Mexico City (1929–30, 1935).



His mural Man at the Crossroads, begun in 1933 for the Rockefeller Center in New York City, was removed after a furor erupted in the press over a portrait of Vladimir Lenin it contained. The American poet Archibald MacLeish wrote six "irony-laden" poems about the mural. The New Yorker magazine published E. B. White's poem "I paint what I see: A ballad of artistic integrity". As a result of the negative publicity, a further commission was canceled to paint a mural for an exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair. Rivera issued a statement that with the money left over from the commission of the mural at Rockefeller Center (he was paid in full though the mural was supposedly destroyed. Rumors have floated that the mural was actually covered over rather than brought down and destroyed.), he would repaint the same mural over and over wherever he was asked until the money ran out.


Rivera began drawing when he was only three, just a year after his twin brother's death. He had been caught drawing on the walls. His parents, rather than punishing him, installed chalkboards and canvas on the walls for the young painter to make use.



 Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (Décembre 8, 1886 - Novembre 24, 1957) était un peintre éminent mexicaine née à Guanajuato, une activité communiste, et le mari de Frida Kahlo (1929 - 1939 et 1940-1954). Ses œuvres grand mur à fresque de la Renaissance a aidé à établir muraliste me...

 Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (8. Dezember 1886 - 24. November 1957) war ein bekannter mexikanischer Maler in Guanajuato, eine aktive Kommunistin, und Ehemann von Frida Kahlo geboren (1929 - 1939 und 1940 bis 1954). Seine großen Wandarbeiten in Fresko half bei der Gründung der m...

 Diego Rivera il cui nome completo era Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (Guanajuato, 8 dicembre 1886 – Città del Messico, 24 novembre 1957) è stato un pittore e muralista messicano, famoso per la tematica sociale delle sue opere realizzate in gran parte in edifici pubblici (soprattu...

 Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (8 dicembre 1886 - 24 NOVEMBRE 1957) è stato un importante pittore messicano nato a Guanajuato, Guanajuato, un attivo comunista, e marito di Frida Kahlo (1929 - 1939 e 1940-1954). Le sue opere grande parete a fresco ha contribuito alla creazione del...

 Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (8 diciembre 1886-24 noviembre 1957) fue un destacado pintor mexicano nacido en Guanajuato, Guanajuato, un militante comunista, y el marido de Frida Kahlo (1929 - 1939 y 1940-54). Sus obras de pared grande al fresco ayudó a establecer el Renacimient...

 Диего Мария де ла Консепсьон Хуан Непомусено Эстанислао де ла Ривера у Баррьентос Акоста у Родригес (8 декабря 1886 - 24 ноября, 1957) был выдающимся мексиканским художником родился в Гуанахуато, Гуанахуато, активный коммунист, и муж Фриды Кало (1929 - 1939 и 1940-1954). Его крупные произведения стене фреска помогла установить мексиканский Ренессан...

 迭戈玛丽亚DE LA康塞普西翁娟Nepomuceno Estanislao DE LA里维拉ÿ Barrientos阿科斯塔ÿ罗德里格斯（12月8日，1886年 - 1957年11月24日）是一位著名的墨西哥的画家，出生在瓜纳华托州，瓜纳华托，积极的共产主义，和Frida Kahlo的丈夫（1929 - 1939年和1940年至1954年）。他在露天的大墙工程，帮助建立了墨西哥壁画文艺复兴。 1922年至1953年，里维拉彩绘壁画，其中包括在墨西哥城，查宾戈，库埃纳瓦卡，旧金山，底特律和纽约市。 1931年，他的作品回顾展在纽约现代艺术博物馆举行。 瓜纳华托州，瓜纳华托，迭戈里维拉出生于一个富裕的家庭。里维拉的祖先在父亲的身边，从西班牙贵族。圣地亚哥有一个名叫卡洛斯，谁死了，两年后，他们出生...

 Diego Rivera, de nome completo Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (Guanajuato, 8 de dezembro de 1886 - San Ángel, Cidade do México, 24 de novembro de 1957), de origem judaica, foi um dos maiores pintores mexicanos. Desde criança sempre quis ser pintor e todos percebiam ter talento pa...

 Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (08 de dezembro de 1886 - 24 de novembro de 1957) foi um pintor de destaque mexicano nascido em Guanajuato, Guanajuato, um comunista ativo, e marido de Frida Kahlo (1929 - 1939 e 1940-1954). Suas obras grande parede em fresco ajudou a estabelecer a ...

 ディエゴマリアデラコンセプシオンフアンネポムセノEstanislaoデラリベラY Barrientosアコスタyのロドリゲ​​スは、（1886年12月8日 - 1957年11月24日）グアナファト、グアナファト、アクティブな共産主義で生まれた著名なメキシコの画家であり、フリーダカーロ（1929年の夫 - 1939年と1940年から1954年）。フレスコ画の彼の大きな壁の作品はメキシコの壁画のルネッサンスを確立する助け。 1922年から1953年にかけて、リベラはメキシコシティ、チャピンゴ、クエルナバカ、サンフランシスコ、デトロイト、そしてニューヨーク市でとりわけ壁画を描いた。 1931年に、彼の作品の回顧展がニューヨーク近代美術館で開催されました。 ディエゴリベラは裕福な家族にグアナファト、...