Diego Rivera murals
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The Diego Rivera murals are a series of monumental frescoes by the famed Mexican muralist that depict the country’s social and political history, prominently displayed in Mexico City’s National Palace.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Diego Rivera | 0 | 1 |
| National Palace mural cycle | 0 | 1 |
| The History of Mexico mural | 0 | 1 |
| mural "Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central" | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mural series
→
public art → |
| artForm | fresco → |
| artisticStyle | social realism → |
| commissionedBy |
Secretariat of Public Education (Mexico)
→
surface form:
Mexican Ministry of Education and Government
|
| country | Mexico → |
| creator | Diego Rivera → |
| creatorNationality | Mexican → |
| depicts |
Mexican Revolution
→
Mexican history → Mexican national identity → Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire →
surface form:
Spanish conquest of Mexico
anticapitalist themes → anticlerical themes → class struggle → colonial Mexico → indigenous peoples of Mexico → industrialization in Mexico → peasants → pre-Columbian Mexico → revolutionary leaders → social inequality → workers → |
| genre | muralism → |
| hasPart |
From the Conquest to 1930 panel
→
Mexico Today and Tomorrow panel → The Ancient World panel → Diego Rivera murals self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
The History of Mexico mural
|
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage of Mexico → |
| inception | 1929 → |
| influencedBy |
Marxism
→
Mexican Revolution → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish → |
| locatedInBuilding |
National Palace central stairway
→
Palacio Nacional →
surface form:
National Palace main courtyards
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Mexico City → |
| location |
Palacio Nacional
→
surface form:
National Palace, Mexico City
|
| mainSubject |
social and political history of Mexico
→
struggle of the Mexican people → |
| materialUsed |
pigment
→
wet plaster → |
| movement | Mexican muralism → |
| notableWorkOf | Diego Rivera → |
| openToPublic | yes → |
| partOf |
Diego Rivera murals
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
National Palace mural cycle
|
| significantEvent | commissioned by Mexican government → |
| significantPeriod | post-revolutionary Mexico → |
| touristAttraction | yes → |
| usesPerspective | complex multi-figure composition → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Diego Rivera
this entity surface form:
mural "Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central"
this entity surface form:
The History of Mexico mural
this entity surface form:
National Palace mural cycle