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Brazilian literary nationalism began in the 1840s with the works of José de Alencar, who used French literary models to describe the regions and social milieus of Brazil. [8] Nationalist literary works became more complex in the second half of the 19th century. [9]
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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 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 Museu Nacional de Belas Artes is the heir of the collections gathered since the early 19th century by the Royal School of Sciences, Arts and Crafts and its successors (the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and the National School of Fine Arts), i.e., the national institution responsible for the register of Brazilian pictorial output.
Into the twentieth century, many Latin American artists continued to be schooled in the traditional 19th-century style, resulting in a continued emphasis on figurative work. Due to the far reach of figuration, the work often spans upon a number of different styles such as Realism , Pop art , Expressionism , and Surrealism , only naming a few.
Brazilian Romantic painting was the leading artistic expression in Brazil during the latter half of the 19th century, coinciding with the Second Reign. It represented a unique evolution of the Romantic movement ; it diverged significantly from its European counterpart and even the parallel Romantic movement in Brazilian literature .
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.