the love embrace of the universe the earth mexico myself diego and senor xolotl frida kahloFrida Kahlo painted this work in 1938, at a time when she was beginning to receive international recognition, thanks in particular to the support of Andr Breton and the Julien Levy gallery in New York. The painting evokes themes that are omnipresent in her work: death, childhood and Mexican traditions. Here, she takes her inspiration from the Da de los Muertos, a popular Mexican festival that celebrates the dead with offerings, masks and colourful