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1931 painting by Frida Kahlo

Frieda and Diego Rivera^[1] (Frieda y Diego Rivera in Spanish) is a 1931 oil painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

This portrait was created two years after Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera married, and is widely considered a wedding portrait.^[2]

The painting shows Kahlo standing next to her husband and fellow artist, Rivera.

Rivera, portrayed as a painter, holds a palette and four brushes in his right hand while Kahlo tilts her head towards him.

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Both are looking out toward the viewer, unsmiling. Kahlo holds her bright red shawl with her left hand. Rivera and Kahlo hold hands in the center of the portrait. Rivera is physically much larger than Kahlo. The pigeon or dove at the upper right carries a banner that reads: "Aquí nos veis, a mí, Frida Kahlo, junto con mi amado esposo Diego Rivera.

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