Artist: José Guadalupe Posada, 1852-1913.
Relief engraving or photo relief etching (left) and photo relief etching (right) on green wove paper.
Image source is the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Artist: Juan O'Gorman.
Measures: 6.50 m high x 4.50 m wide
Date of realization: 1970 to 1973
Museo Nacional de Historia
El feudalismo porfirista is a mural at the Museum of History in the Chapultepec Castle. It symbolizes the feudalism as it existed during the Porfirio Diaz's long regime. The mural depicts on one side of the panel poverty of the Campesinos that were exploited by the landowners or Caudillos. On the other side, it shows the image of General Porfirio Diaz as a godfather of the nation surrounded by his wife and confidants.
This mural depicts the state of Mexican society at the end of 19th century Mexico. Juan O'Gorman was a Mexican painter and architect.
The image copyright belongs to Museo Nacional de Historia.
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