Diego Rivera is one of Mexico's most important muralists and colorful citizens.
Rivera's powerful work here depicts the history of Mexico from the conquest by Cortez until the revolution of 1910. His intention was to create a visual textbook for the illiterate, portraying Mexico's past and telling the stories of the heroes and villains of national history.
Although he was trained in Europe
he was deeply Mexican in his pallette of colors and in his strong identification with the Mexican Indian. His world view shocked many. He was a revolutionary, an eloquent and impassioned defender of collective justice. Despite his notoriety the people love his paintings
and today his works are clearly some of Mexico's greatest national treasures.




Other great Mexican painters such as David Siquieros, (pause) Jose Clemente Orozco (pause) and Rufino Tamayo were also working in this large scale medium.
The mural movement is undoubtedly Mexico's greatest contribution to contemporary art and its legacy can be seen in every city in the country., and throughout the world..