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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. [2]
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.
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 .
Two famous figures appeared at the culmination of the Baroque in Brazil, both in the cultural and economic center of Minas Gerais: Aleijadinho (Antônio Francisco Lisboa) in architecture and sculpture, and Master Ataíde (Manoel da Costa Ataíde) in painting. They epitomized an art movement that had managed to mature and adapt to the ...
The large size of the painting, 2.70 by 3.57 meters, [6] is a common characteristic of historical paintings, the genre to which The First Mass in Brazil belongs. [7] The painting represents the first mass celebrated in Brazil based on the travel accounts of Pero Vaz de Caminha.
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of painting: . History of painting – painting is the production of paintings, that is, the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface (support base, such as paper, canvas, or a wall) with a brush, although other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used.
Brazil: The Once and Future Country (2nd ed. 1998), an interpretive synthesis of Brazil's history. Fausto, Boris, and Arthur Brakel. A Concise History of Brazil (Cambridge Concise Histories) (2nd ed. 2014) excerpt and text search; Garfield, Seth. In Search of the Amazon: Brazil, the United States, and the Nature of a Region. Durham: Duke ...