Diego at 20

 

As a teenager, Diego studied at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts where he discovered the work of the indigenous Mexican artists from the period before the arrival of the Spaniards. In 1906 at the age of 20, he left for Europe where he immersed himself in the work of French, Italian, and Spanish artists. Finally, in 1921, he was ready to return to Mexico where he would find his voice as a muralist.