Frida Kahlo and the Maya and Aztec artifacts. As important as the paintings it is essential to show the objects which Frida surrounded herself with in her Blue House.
The Maya and Aztec artifacts, which Diego was an avid collector of, are extremely important to understand the symbolism of her paintings. We know that Frida Kahlo used to paint what she saw in her house, showing these pieces gives the visitors a better understanding of the figures, or "idols", as she called them, she used as a theme in her paintings.
From the Kunstmusem collection, here in show in Baden-Baden and San Diego a number of Maya, Aztec reproductions matching Frida's paintings.
Photo: Frida Kahlo: # 49: Portrait of Diego Rivera, 1937 and # 117: The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego and Señor Xólotl, 1949; Licensed replica © Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008
The Maya and Aztec artifacts, which Diego was an avid collector of, are extremely important to understand the symbolism of her paintings. We know that Frida Kahlo used to paint what she saw in her house, showing these pieces gives the visitors a better understanding of the figures, or "idols", as she called them, she used as a theme in her paintings.
From the Kunstmusem collection, here in show in Baden-Baden and San Diego a number of Maya, Aztec reproductions matching Frida's paintings.
Photo: Frida Kahlo: # 49: Portrait of Diego Rivera, 1937 and # 117: The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego and Señor Xólotl, 1949; Licensed replica © Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008