Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central

mural by Rivera

Also known as: “Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park”(Show More)

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Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central (Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park) is a mural by Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Created in 1947, it is one of his later works and is housed in the Museo Mural Diego Rivera in Mexico City.1

The mural's central figure is based on the illustration of La Calavera Catrina by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada. Rivera was known for his large-scale murals that often promoted socialist ideologies and celebrated Mexico's indigenous heritage. His work, including this mural, stimulated a revival of fresco painting in Latin America.12

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Diego Rivera
Later life and work
Rivera’s later murals include Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central (1947; Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park), which in the center features a figure based on Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada’s illustration of La Calavera Catrina. Rivera’s last mural was a mosaic he…
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Rivera’s later murals include Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central (1947; Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park), which in the center features a figure based on Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada’s illustration of La Calavera Catrina. Rivera’s last mural was a mosaic he…
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