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The Secretaria de Educacion Publica complex, which houses more than 120 murals painted by Diego Rivera from 1923-1928. Made up of a customs house (1676) and the Ex-Convento de la Encarnacion (built 1639-1648), the construction of the present complex began in 1729. After having received damage, from an earthquake in 1911, the building was rebuilt in 1921-1922 with the intention of housing the Ministry of Public Education. Due to ground subsidence occurring in the area the complex underwent two years (1991-1993) of reconstruction and restoration to make the buildings structurally safe. The restoration work on the murals themselves continues. The SEP is located in the historic district of Mexico City DF two blocks north of the Metropolitan Cathedral. The entrance is off of the street, Republica de Argentina.
Diego Rivera (1886-1957) is a Mexican-born painter known world-wide. He lived and studied art in Europe from 1907 to 1921, associating with, and being influenced by, many of the noted artists of that period: Modigliani, Picaso, Braque.
Upon his return to Mexico City, in 1921, Diego Rivera began his set of murals painted on the walls of the Secretaria de Educacion Publica building. The subjects dealt mostly with the 1910 Mexican Revolution. In one mural, En el Arsenal, Frida Kahlo is the central figure. Rivera and Kahlo married in 1929. Other painters who contributed to the murals in the SEP are Jean Charlot, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Amando de la Cueva.
PATIO: from the Spanish word, Patio, used to describe an outdoor space used for dining or recreation. This space is generally attached to a residence and is usually paved. It is commonly called a courtyard and is not covered by a roof.
SEP
The Secretaria de Educacion Publica complex, which houses more than 120 murals painted by Diego Rivera from 1923-1928. Made up of a customs house (1676) and the Ex-Convento de la Encarnacion (built 1639-1648), the construction of the present complex began in 1729. After having received damage, from an earthquake in 1911, the building was rebuilt in 1921-1922 with the intention of housing the Ministry of Public Education. Due to ground subsidence occurring in the area the complex underwent two years (1991-1993) of reconstruction and restoration to make the buildings structurally safe. The restoration work on the murals themselves continues. The SEP is located in the historic district of Mexico City DF two blocks north of the Metropolitan Cathedral. The entrance is off of the street, Republica de Argentina.
Diego Rivera (1886-1957) is a Mexican-born painter known world-wide. He lived and studied art in Europe from 1907 to 1921, associating with, and being influenced by, many of the noted artists of that period: Modigliani, Picaso, Braque.
Upon his return to Mexico City, in 1921, Diego Rivera began his set of murals painted on the walls of the Secretaria de Educacion Publica building. The subjects dealt mostly with the 1910 Mexican Revolution. In one mural, En el Arsenal, Frida Kahlo is the central figure. Rivera and Kahlo married in 1929. Other painters who contributed to the murals in the SEP are Jean Charlot, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Amando de la Cueva.
PATIO: from the Spanish word, Patio, used to describe an outdoor space used for dining or recreation. This space is generally attached to a residence and is usually paved. It is commonly called a courtyard and is not covered by a roof.