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The oldest known art in Brazil is the cave paintings in Serra da Capivara National Park in the state of Piauí, [1] dating back to c. 13,000 BC. More recent examples have been found in Minas Gerais and Goiás, showing geometric patterns and animal forms.
The museum was created to preserve the historical and ethnographic heritage of Salvador de Bahia, over time, the museum focused on expanding its catalog of collections in the arts. [2]
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The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA; Portuguese for National Museum of Fine Arts) is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister Gustavo Capanema [ pt ] , was inaugurated in 1938 by President Getúlio Vargas .
The Inhotim Institute is a Brazilian contemporary art museum. It is one of the largest outdoor art centers in Latin America. [1] [2] It was founded by the former mining magnate Bernardo Paz [3] in 2004 to house his personal art collection, but opened to the public a couple of years later.
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.
Since then, new acquisitions have been made either by contests or donations. The Artistic-Cultural Collection of the Paulist Palaces, as an institution that preserves the public heritage, promotes the public access to works of art of significant importance to the History of Brazilian art through exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, drafts ...
Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city doomed and buried by Mount Vesuvius’s deadly eruption in AD79.. The most impressive discovery is ...