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Sailor at Breakfast
This painting is one of Diego's cubist paintings that he painted in the mid-1910s. It symbolizes the French nationalistic movement. Diego painted a sailor at a café. On the sailor's uniform is the word patrie, which is a symbol of loyalty and patriotism. (Staff, 2019) -
Mother Angelina and the Child
This painting is one of the cubism style paintings Diego painted in the mid 1910s. Diego was part of a big movement of the cubism style in art. In the painting, you can see his common-law wife Angelina Beloff holding their son, Diego. Unfortunately, just months after he was born, Diego Jr died to influenza. (Staff, 2019) -
Epopeya del pueblo mexicano: A fresco of and for the Mexican people
This mural has a surface area of 2,970.84 square feet. It covers three different walls of the National Palace of Mexico City. The separate parts display different pieces of Mexican history. On the right wall, Diego painted "pre-Hispanic Mexico and Toltec culture, through the myth of Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl," according to Artsper Magazine. On the middle wall, Rivera painted Mexico after the Aztec Empire fell. On the final wall, Diego painted modern 20th century Mexico. (Halconruy, 2022) -
Detroit Industry
This mural represents Ford workers at the factory. Diego painted 27 murals about industry from 1932-1933. This piece represented the communist movement. It is part of the Detroit Institute of Art. (Halconruy, 2022) -
Man, Controller of the Universe at the Palacio de Bellas Artes by Diego Rivera, 1934
In 1934, Diego painted Man, Controller of the Universe. Diego showed that man can be good or evil. In the painting, he showed a hopeful vision of the world where everything is peaceful. (Zucker Harris, 2020) -
The Flower Carrier
In 1935, Diego often painted either a painting with flowers or the workers of the field. Diego created this painting to show the hard work of the flower bearer. During his life, Rivera greatly (Halconruy, 2022) -
Ignacio Sanchéz
During Diego Rivera's travels around Mexico, Diego made many portraits of the Mexican people. In this portrait, Diego paints the little Ignacio. Ignacio was a young Mexican boy whom he met. With the color scheme, Diego adds on even more to the beautiful portrait.
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Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo
This painting is one of Frida Kahlo's most important paintings. It displays Frida wearing a thorn necklace with a hummingbird attached to it. The thorns symbolize her pain, and the hummingbird could represent a lack of hope. (Waltson, 2024) -
The Wounded Deer by Frida Kahlo
In 1946, Frida made this painting to symbolize her emotional and physical pain. It depicts a deer with many arrows sticking out of it, with Frida's face replacing a deer head. The deer symbolizes suffering and vulnerability, similar to how Frida was at the time due to her health. (Waltson, 2024) -
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central
Originally, the painting was for Hotel Del Prado’s Versailles Restaurant. Before that could happen, in 1985, a terrible earthquake struck the city of Mexico and the restaurant. In this painting, Diego painted the conflict of the bourgeoise class due to economic changes after the 1910 Mexican Revolution. In the background is the Alameda Central Park and if you look close enough you can find his wife, Frida Kahlo in the crowd. (Staff, 2019)