Artist diego rivera biography

    artist diego rivera biography
Field Information
Full Name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez
Date of Birth 08 December 1886
Place of Birth Guanajuato, Mexico
Date of Death 24 November 1957
Place of Death Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Citizenship / Country of Residence Mexican
Education Academia de San Carlos; Art schools in Europe
Profession Painter; Muralist
Years of Activity Circa 1907 - 1957
Brief Information Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter and muralist. His large-scale frescoes helped establish the Mexican mural movement in post-Revolutionary Mexico. Rivera's work often depicted Mexican society, its history, and the lives of the working class, making him a significant figure in 20th-century art.