Which Frida Kahlo painting is also known by the Spanish title La columna rota?

The Frida Kahlo painting also known by the Spanish title La columna rota is The Broken Column.

Kahlo painted The Broken Column in 1944, after undergoing spinal surgery. The image shows her body split open to reveal a cracked classical column in place of her spine. Nails cover her body, and a medical corset supports her torso.

The painting is one of Kahlo’s clearest depictions of chronic pain and medical treatment. Its landscape is barren, emphasizing isolation and physical vulnerability. The column has often been discussed as a visual metaphor for the damaged spine that affected her after the 1925 bus accident.

The title is sometimes mixed up with The Wounded Deer, another painful self-portrait. The Spanish title La columna rota translates directly as The Broken Column.