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Mary’s Earthly Apparitions Besides the four Marian Dogmas of the Catholic Church, Mary has inspired the lives of millions of people across the world. Mary is the Church’s leading intercessor for prayer, and she considered to be the patroness of humanity. Something truly miraculous that Catholic’s believe in regarding Mary is Marian apparitions. A Marian apparition is a supernatural appearance of the Blessed Mother Mary here on earth. The three most famous accounts of Marian apparitions occurred…

reflecting over her body lying on the ground after the accident. The drawing also shows other bus riders laying across the street and the actual bus itself colliding with another street car. Frida Kahlo was married to another famous artist, whose name was Diego Rivera. Rivera was most…

1. Mexican Muralism – Mexican muralism is the term used to describe the revival of large-scale mural painting in Mexico during the 1920’s and 1930’s. The three greatest Mexican muralists were José Clemente, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Diego Rivera is known to be the most important painter of the movement. The Mexican muralism is also known as one of the greatest movements in Mexican territories as it gave a new way for painters to be able to paint in civic buildings and in…

Furthermore, Minjarez paints this mural in his community which made up of Hispanic and other racial backgrounds to build a supportive and relatable connection with each other. He wants the public to think that the future for immigrants is a reachable and realistic one. It is a possibly chance for undocumented adults and children to obtain a citizenship, reducing unwarranted police checks or stops, keeping together families rather than separating them through deportation, these are all…

developed a love for her Mexican culture, which explains her colorful style. Frida also became more politically involved and joined the Mexican Communist Party. “There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.” said Frida. The accident Frida describes in this quote caused her severe pain for the rest of her days. The trolley accident damaged her spine and pelvis. While recovering she began to paint to…

In Frank Romero's mural “Going to the Olympics, 1984,” he uses vivid and bold colors to depict everyday life in Los Angeles. In this image, I can notice cars, blimps, palm trees, hearts, and two men wrestling. In a busy city like Los Angeles, it isn't uncommon for cars to be nearly bumper to bumper, which is perhaps the reason why he depicted the city in such a manner. In addition, the palm trees and cars are slanted, which can be Romero's way of showing his audience that the cars were rushing…

Dr. Rivera, in full Ramon Rivera Silvestre, is a well known regional Family Practitioner recognized best for his specialty in family practice. He obtained his A.B. with honors in BioEngineering from Oregon State University and Doctor of Medicine (M.D) from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2028. After completing his residency, Dr. Rivera was compelled to open his own community clinic in efforts to aid the low income community in Southern Oregon. Dr. Rivera's accomplishment of providing…

Kloss asserts that Diego Velázquez was “one of the greatest painters in a European century”. Perhaps the most famous painting by Velazquez is his Maids of Honor, Las Meninas, painted about 1656. It has the distinction of being probably the first painting in which a living King and a painter at work are seen together in a studio” (L36, 20:11). The subject is multifaceted; the painting is entitled Maids of Honor, referring to the princess’ maids who are attending to her, but are not the focus…

Frida Kahlo had a very eventful life that made her who she was, Frida Kahlo: the extraordinary artist. Kahlo did more in her short life than most people will ever do. Frida was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico, a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City where Frida grew up in a house in which her father had built that she knew as La Casa Azul, or the blue house. She was born as Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón, but to her and her family, she was simply Frida Kahlo. She always…

Diego Rivera was commissioned by Edsel Ford to paint murals at the DIA; and today these murals are considered one of the most influential pieces of art in America. At the DIA; When one first walks into the Rivera Court, there is a phrase below one of the panel that says: ars longa, vita brevis; which translates to art is long, life is short; symbolizing how the messages in murals he painted are timeless, especially when history always seems to rhyme with the present. Good vs evil, and nature…