my nanny and i frida kahlo

my nanny and i frida kahloFrida Kahlo painted this picture in 1937, at a time when she was exploring in depth the memories of her childhood and the emotional ties that were missing. Shortly after her mother's death, Frida decided to depict one of the most important figures in her early life: her native nanny. Her mother had been unable to breastfeed her, so a woman of Mexican origin had been hired to feed her. This painting combines memory, emotional distance and homage to the

Light plays an essential role in the work

like the divine

A few boats stand on the lake

The painting Pilgrims at Kirifuri Waterfall on Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province plunges the viewer into the detailed and precise world of ukiyo-e

Jacques-Louis David painted five versions of this portrait

with no attempt at volume or perspective

and the architectural details are stylised

A plunge into Basquiat's raw

suggesting the light and tension of the big top

Vincent Van Gogh was interned several times in Saint-Rémy-de Provence in 1888-1889

Reworked in a style inspired by Hokusai

often explored the vibrant world of seaside leisure