Diego Rivera’s Death – Cause and Date

The painter Diego Rivera died at the age of 70. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Painter associated with the Mexican Mural Movement. He became well known for his frescoes, paintings, and monumental political murals. He painted murals in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City from 1922 until 1953.

His twin brother, Carlos, died at age two. He was married four times: to Angelina Beloff, Guadalupe Marin, painter Frida Kahlo, and Emma Hurtado. He had three daughters named Ruth, Marika, and Guadalupe, as well as one son named Diego. 

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“If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.” (Diego Rivera)

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“Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman’s body and of female sexuality.” (Diego Rivera)

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“July 13, 1954 was the most tragic day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida forever. To late now I realized that the most wonderful part of my life had been my love for Frida.” (Diego Rivera)