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Frida Kahlo (full name Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born on 6 July 1907 in Coyoacán, a neighborhood of Mexico City, Mexico. Her artistic output developed within a context shaped by the health challenges she faced throughout her life, a severe traffic accident in 1925, and the cultural and political environment in which she lived. A significant portion of her work consists of self-portraits, in which she explored themes such as the body, identity, belonging, and everyday lived exp

Arnold Böcklin’s painting Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle (1872) is a self-portrait reflecting his interest in the theme of death. It is thought to have been inspired by the Sir Brian Tuke painting created in 1540. It is currently exhibited at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In the work, Böcklin is depicted with a serious and focused expression, looking directly at the viewer. Directly behind him, a skeletal figure is positioned as if playing a fiddle and whispering into the arti