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    Brilliant artists + adorable animals… what could be better?!

Frida kept many pets — multiple pet monkeys, xoloitzcuintli (“Mexican Hairless”) dogs, parrots, parakeets, macaws, chickens, a pet eagle named Gertrudis Caca Blanca (“Gertrude White Shit”), and a fawn called Granizo. Kahlo often painted herself surrounded by her animal companions, who — while most everything else about her life ebbed and flowed — were a calming constant.

See more: 16 Brilliant Artists And Their Animal Muses

    Brilliant artists + adorable animals… what could be better?!

    Frida kept many pets — multiple pet monkeys, xoloitzcuintli (“Mexican Hairless”) dogs, parrots, parakeets, macaws, chickens, a pet eagle named Gertrudis Caca Blanca (“Gertrude White Shit”), and a fawn called Granizo. Kahlo often painted herself surrounded by her animal companions, who — while most everything else about her life ebbed and flowed — were a calming constant.

    See more: 16 Brilliant Artists And Their Animal Muses

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