AUTORRETRATO CON COLLAR DE ESPINAS

BY: FRIDA KAHLO (1.940)

It was painted in 1940 by the artist Mexican Frida Kahlo.

In this painting,  There is a Crown of thorns in her neck in representation of her pain after her divorce with her husband Diego, There is a dead hummingbird this representations her disappointment. Also on her shoulder there are a black cat and a monkey. The cat representations her love for animals and the monkey symbolizes the indifference of her husband to her. Kahlo painted a lot of paintings and they symbolize her life. This painting representations her pain and misery.

We can see that she is wearing a white dress, her hair is furl in her head, on her head there are butterflies flying, behind of her there are green leaves. She has a oval face also she has thick eyebrows, she has  cauliflower ears ,she has a button nose and her lips are pink.