Frida Kahlo Analysis

As we embark upon a journey, where two artists, only decades apart, contributed their finest pieces of art that forever added to the great collections of prodigious historical art. These two fine artists clearly display their true skill sets and artisanship in their paintings of themselves. Frida Kahlo, with her famous surreal self-portrait with a monkey and Judith Leyster, with her self portrait of her painting within the picture. Both self-portraits have many differences, but also have small similarities that tell an immense deal about their lives and influences.
In the first self-portrait, created by Frida Kahlo, it is easy to see the variety of hues that she uses in order to create a more vibrant picture. The colors help bring out the tone of her skin, since she is of Mexican decent, to show she is proud of her heritage and culture. Also Frida, uses vibrant light colors to help the vibe of the painting, as well as to emphasize the nature she is standing in front of. In contrast with Judith’s Leyster’s …show more content…
Frida’s unibrow is the focal point that makes the portrait symmetrical, where it is tranquil that on both sides of her there are two symbols that describe her interest. Which in fact Judith has the same set up within her portrait, she has a focal point right in between her and the painting, which illustrate the portrait having different symbols that deliberately portray her interests. From the picture, Judith loved to paint musicians (“Dutch paintings of the 17th Century”) since that was her main theme in her painting career. On the contrary, Frida only painted realistic, gory, and surreal art (“Frida Kahlo’s politics reflected in self-portrait with monkey”) since she was said to be a surrealist, and didn’t have an stress-free