diego and i frida kahloPainted in 1949, Diego and I is one of Frida Kahlo's most poignant self portraits. Created shortly before the couple's last major separation, it expresses with intensity the pain, jealousy and obsessive attachment that Frida felt for Diego Rivera. The work reflects a period of deep emotional turmoil, when Diego was having an affair with a famous actress. In it, Frida condenses her malaise into a tight, symbolically charged composition. She paints