Who created "The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse"?

The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse was created by José Guadalupe Posada in ca. 1910.

What medium is "The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse"?

The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse is Zincograph.

Is "The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse" in the public domain?

Yes, The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse

Q: When was "The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1910.

José Guadalupe Posada

ca. 1910

Medium

Zincograph

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 1/16 × 5 7/8 in. (18 × 15 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Jean Charlot, 1930

Accession Number

30.82.10

Tags

SoldiersWeaponsHorsesDeath

Art Historical Context

José Guadalupe Posada's *The Death of Zapata Who Has Fallen from His Horse (ca. 1910) captures a pivotal moment in Mexico's turbulent revolutionary era. Printed as a zincograph—a relief printing technique on zinc plates that enabled affordable, widespread distribution— this small yet dramatic work (7 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.) depicts Emiliano Zapata, the leader of the southern revolutionary forces, tumbling from his horse amid soldiers, weapons, and the specter of death. Posada, a master of Mexican popular graphics, often used such broadsheets to comment on politics, mortality, and social upheaval dur...

About the Artist

José Guadalupe Posada · 1852–1913

José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican printmaker and engraver who revolutionized popular art and created some of the most iconic images in Mexican culture. Working primarily with publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, he produced over 20,000 images during his career—inexpensive broadsheets sold for a penny on colored paper that made his art accessible to even the poorest workers. He transform...

The death of Zapata who has fallen from his horse

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