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What Brazilian art then became was a mix of some important achievements of the Moderns, meaning freedom from the strict academic agenda, with more conventional traits, giving birth in the following generation to a moderate Modernism, best exemplified by painter Cândido Portinari, who was something like the official painter of the Brazilian ...
Brazilian painting, or visual arts, emerged in the late 16th century, influenced by the Baroque style imported from Portugal.Until the beginning of the 19th century, that style was the dominant school of painting in Brazil, flourishing across the whole of the settled territories, mainly along the coast but also in important inland centers like Minas Gerais.
The roots of Brazilian sculpture have been traced back to the late 16th century, emerging soon after the first settlements in the newly discovered land. Through the following century, most of the sculpture in Brazil was brought from Portugal and displayed Baroque features. The Baroque style would flourish within the religious culture of the ...
Baroque art was an art in functional essence, paying very well for the purposes it was put to serve: in addition to its purely decorative function, it facilitated the absorption of Catholic doctrine and traditional customs by neophytes, being an efficient pedagogical and catechetic instrument.
Candido Portinari (December 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the neo-realism style in painting.
The following is a list of Brazilian visual artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Brazil, of Brazilian descent or who produce works that are primarily about Brazil.
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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:49, 28 June 2016: 1,000 × 753 (187 KB): Wmpearl {{Information |Description ={{en|1=''Brazilian Landscape'' by Frans Post, 1665, oil on canvas, 18.75 x 23.4 in. (48 x 59 cm), Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art}} |Source =Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art |Author ={{Creator:Frans Post}...