he studied
Diego Rivera – the great Mexican painter
When the Great October Socialist Revolution took place in Russia, a revolutionary struggle was going on in Mexico for seven years. Armed peasants opposed the dictatorship of the rich and the priests, the landowners who seized fertile land, against the dominance of foreign capitalists. The war was unusually stubborn and cruel. The reactionary militia malice, American troops twice invaded Mexico. The bourgeoisie traitorously turned its weapons against the peasant detachments led by the popular leaders Francisco Villa and Emiliano Zapata. The rebels showed heroism and won great victories.
In February 1917, a constitution was adopted. Continue reading
huge cycle of murals
direct observations
aspiring artist
technique of oil painting
masters saw in reality
creative response
products painted
hands he held
variety of color
Mexican graphic until
joyful beauty
thus emphasizing
studios were located
makes several
linear perspective
natural principle
most popular
henceforth become
especially outstanding
remarkable monument
beautiful and majestic
monuments of the city’s
figures are graceful
painters from England
master worked
statue was created
inhuman tension.
easel paintings
distinguished by its mannerism
introduction of an orange-red
could not recover
tense in mood
outlines of buildings
where every wave
uniquely individual
naming the artistic
constant companions
surpass in this respect
supposedly saved
ambassador to Greece
picture telling
years of reaction
social activity gradually
drew themes from these albums
most picturesque places