Frida Kahlo's Memory : the piercing of the heart by the arrow of divine love

Author

Grimberg, Salomon

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Woman's art journal. 1990, Num. 2, Vol. 11, 3-7, 3 ill.

ISSN

0270-7993

Abstract (en)

Iconographic analysis of Kahlo's 1937 painting, Memory (private collection), here compared to a religious icon created to illustrate a scene in the life and passion of the artist. Proposes that Kahlo's iconography follows Saint Teresa of Avila's description of her Transverberation (the piercing of her heart by the arrow of Divine Love) combined with symbolic references to the artist's personal life, loves, and suffering. Highlights parallels in the lives of the saint and the artist.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Mexico
• Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954
• Painting
• Mexico
• 1900-2000
• Memory
• Iconography
• Hearts
• Arrows
• Saints
• Collections
• Love

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Mexique
• Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954
• Peinture
• Mexique
• 1900-2000
• Souvenir
• Iconographie
• Coeur
• Flèche (arme)
• Saints
• Collections
• Amour

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00417840

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