Tag Archives: Christ

Diego Rivera Murals

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These murals, at the federal government building that houses the Ministry of Public Education,  were painted from 1923 to 1928, primarily by Diego Rivera. Many consider the murals to be the foundational work that established the aesthetic of the Mexican Mural Renaissance.

In The Liberation of the Peon, Rivera draws on imagery of Christ’s martyrdom. Here, he links the worker (a farmer) to the martyred form of Christ to glorify him.

The Liberation of the Peon

Leaving the Mine depicts a worker being searched upon exiting the mine at the end of his workday. He is cloaked in white, and his extended arms resemble the crucified Christ.

Leaving the Mine

Labor Movement

Diego Rivera Mural

Crown of Thorns

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Crown of Thorns, or Christ Thorn, is a deciduous, herbaceous, perennial shrub with bright green leaves and greenish flowers. The flowers are enclosed within long-lasting and bright bracts of red or yellow. The plant is loose in form, spiny and irregularly shaped, with thick, black spines and its historic presence in the Middle East led to the belief by some that the stems of this plant had been used in Christ’s crown of thorns, hence the common name. 

Flowers with Thorns