3/31/2014
What can we learn about Rivera’s intent to make his prints look the way they do? What is the the content of his works? How does it reflect in the print Zapata? What religious allegories did he use to symbolize political movements? Which Western art images reflect Rivera’s composition style in his print? Where did he train and gained knowledge from? Is Zapata reflecting other main subjects found in Western art? If so who? What does this say about Zapata and how Rivera’s intended to make him stand out in his work?
What can we learn about Rivera’s intent to make his prints look the way they do? What is the the content of his works? How does it reflect in the print Zapata? What religious allegories did he use to symbolize political movements? Which Western art images reflect Rivera’s composition style in his print? Where did he train and gained knowledge from? Is Zapata reflecting other main subjects found in Western art? If so who? What does this say about Zapata and how Rivera’s intended to make him stand out in his work?
· For what purpose?
· For what people?
" The representation of the peasant/Indian is reminiscent of depictions of angels and other religious figures in Italian fresco. The haloed angels in the detail by Giotto's panel entitled Lamentation and Rivera's indigenous peasants wear halo-like hats which are reminiscent of Giotto's figures; a similarity which both reinforces the idea of Rivera's European models and shows the way he has created an eclectic hybrid montage of forms and adapted religious symbolism for a secular nationalistic message" (Picot, 182)
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| Giotto's Lamentation: example of halos used |
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| Rivera's Zapata : example of hats made to represent halos |
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| Another example of western art that might have influenced Rivera. Lorenzetti. Jesus entering Jerusalem. 1320 |
