National Palace Murals: From the Pre-Hispanic Civilization to the Conquest
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Alternative Title
Palacio Nacional Murals: De la civilización el Pre-Hispanico a la conquista
Date
1945-1951Description
From the Pre-Hispanic Civilization to the Conquest: Tarascan Civilization; In Rivera's last years he created a number of murals in Mexico City for public and private buildings. Of these the most notable are the series of frescoes entitled From the Pre-Hispanic Civilization to the Conquest (1945-1951), painted on the walls of the colonnade that surrounds the main courtyard of the Palacio Nacional. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/5/2008)
Type of Work
fresco (painting)Subject
cycles or series, historical, rulers and leaders, Mexico History, Mexican Muralist, Twentieth century
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