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the picture. These self-portrait’s show very optimistic expressions which makes it very simplistic in picking them apart as very different in most accounts. Frida painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism (The Complete Works). By the end of the 1800s her work was virtually unknown, often attributed to other artists. Now rediscovered, Leyster's reputation is secure…

. How did Frida's painting style change over time? For example, when did she primarily begin to paint self-portraits? What did they typically depict? Kahlo’s pictures express the burdens that weighed upon her soul: her unbearable physical pain, the grief that Rivera’s occasional affairs prompted, the sorrow her childlessness caused her, her homesickness when living abroad and her longing to feel that she had put down roots, profound loneliness. But they also declare her passionate love for her…

The Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early sixteenth century has been recounted by two primary documents. The True History of the Conquest of New Spain and The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico both share some similarities and differences pertaining to the author's perspective on what truly happened such as the way the Spaniards were welcomed, outlook on culture, and interpretation of the war. This paper will compare both accounts of the encounters between the…

The self-portray Along the Broader Line Between Mexico and the Unites States,1932 that show the sun and moon represents Mexico and the Unites States’ s boundary. As the picture described she wanted the agriculture culture of Mexico by the way she dresses up with a pink dress and she also holds a small flag in her hand which shows us how her loyalties that she wanted to be. She also stands on the boundary of Mexico and United States lines. This painting is clearly explained the using of different…

The film show a lot of events that have happened in Frida’s life and they were in a way recorded or expressed by her through paintings. I have seen her work before watching this film and it tells me why she paint in the first place. In the film she usually paint with its subject mostly on herself. Other times it would be a work depicting someone close like her sister, lover, Mexican traditions, or Diego Rivera. For example, in one of her early works it was a portrait of her first love named…

“We are farmers! Bum bad um bum bum bum bum!” I went to interview Javier Villegas from Farmers Insurance. Javier Villegas is 36 years old from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. He currently lives in Wichita with his wife and daughter, also another child on the way. Javier graduated from college in Mexico, moved to the United States, and began a new journey in his life. I can say that Javier has done many things to be successful. To be successful in life one must know the importance of motivation,…

There once was a group of people called the Aztecs. They lived a long time ago in an area in northern Mexico. These people believed in different gods than us, and one of the gods they believed in was Huitzilopochtli, and he was the god of sun and war. According to the ancient legends, Huitzilopochtli told the Aztecs that they needed to move south and find their permanent home. He told them that he would lead them there, and when they finally reached their new permanent home, he would send them a…

The female Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, famous for her self-portraits and her own personal experiences occurring during the period of her life where she was having an identity crisis “along with the rest of the post-revolutionary Mexico” (Frida Kahlo - Identity/Duality, Gillingham, Amie). A lot of her identity crisis revolved around both her separation from her homeland and the struggles and problems that it was facing. Her father being a German Jew and her mother being of an ingenious…

Hernando Cortés also known as Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro is an explorer and a conquistador. Cortés is infamous for eliminating the amazing empire of the Aztecs. Cortés after brutally murdering the Aztecs, he claimed their native land, Mexico, for Spain. Although can Cortés be considered a hero and a villain, but can he be both? Hernando Cortés was born in Medellín, Spain in 1485. He was born in a wealthy family, but his family wasn’t as wealthy. He attended the University of Salamanca,…

collected the ransom, and ordered for the King to be executed. In 1535, he found Lima and made it his capital. He confiscated all of the gold/silver from the kingdom and churches and sent it back to Spain. He took over the cities and enslaved the Inca people to rebuild the city and churches, changing the Inca religion…