Mexican Muralist Art History Research
Who? Diego Rivera
When? Diego Rivera was born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato. From the age of ten, Rivera studied art at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City. At nineteen, he went to Europe to study art. Rivera was fascinated with 16th century frescos of artists such as Leonardo da Vinci. Rivera returned to Mexico in 1921, he combined the Renaissance style figures with pre-Columbian subjects.Rivera wanted his art to idealize the average Mexican and wanted them to celebrate their heritage. Rivera’s art helped shape Mexican culture in the 1930s and 1940s. Rivera related nearly all of his work and subjects in his work to the Mexican Revolution. He was working on a mural based on the Mexican Revolution when he died on November 24, 1957.
Why? Artwork: “Totonac Civilization”
- The art relates to the art world by the art illustrating the ancient Totonac civilization
- The art relates to the artists body of work because most of Rivera’s work was based on Mexican pride, their pre-Columbian history, and their triumphs as Mexicans (i.e the Mexican Revolution).
- The art work relates to me by illustrating what an ancient civilization might have been like. It provides insight to the ancient Mexican people.
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