tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post6313438057865412835..comments2024-03-25T19:30:07.450-04:00Comments on A Retired Teacher in Mexico City: Art in Chapultepec CastleRetired Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-46877816781760909372018-06-10T08:48:09.971-04:002018-06-10T08:48:09.971-04:00"Another dramatic mural was painted by the fa..."Another dramatic mural was painted by the famous artist José Clemente Orozco. It represents the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish. In this painting an Aztec warrior, dressed in the uniform of the Order of Eagles, is killed as he attacks a Spanish soldier on horseback." Not the correct artist. The name of the piece is La fusión de dos culturas by Jorge González Camarena<br />Briana Torresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-49707690132490244002015-12-04T19:54:08.540-05:002015-12-04T19:54:08.540-05:00I imagine that the first time I visited Chapultepe...I imagine that the first time I visited Chapultepec Castle, I must have gasped when I looked up and saw Juan Escutia in free-fall hurtling toward me.<br />Thank you for identifying the artist who painted the mural. I read the Wikipedia article that you provided. Although he was a celebrated muralist, I could find very little in the way of images of his other works.<br />¡Saludos, y gracias por tu comentario!Retired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-43155708228826751932015-12-04T18:16:19.433-05:002015-12-04T18:16:19.433-05:00P.S. The mural is by Gabriel Flores, https://en.wi...P.S. The mural is by Gabriel Flores, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_FloresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-5268739711458837122015-12-04T18:08:49.568-05:002015-12-04T18:08:49.568-05:00I also have a lovely photo of that mural of Juan E...I also have a lovely photo of that mural of Juan Escutia leaping to his death, wrapped in the Mexican flag. To me that piece really is iconographic of modern, Mexican art with its drama, use of color, and allegorical references. <br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MA<br /><i>Where the overly-dramatic is less popular.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com