From "Academy" to "School" transformations in the Academy of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro (1816-1930)
"[...] The Academy of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro emerged in a period of tremendous changes in the political status of Brazil. The Rio Academy would enter a less precarious phase of its existence in the 1830s. Indeed, the period between 1830 and 1889 was for Brazil, as well as for all Hispanic...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Academies and schools of art in Latin America / edited by Oscar E. Vázquez |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "[...] The Academy of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro emerged in a period of tremendous changes in the political status of Brazil. The Rio Academy would enter a less precarious phase of its existence in the 1830s. Indeed, the period between 1830 and 1889 was for Brazil, as well as for all Hispanic America, the continuation of the long birth of their respective nation-states. The Academy achieved unprecedented prestige during the reign of Dom Pedro II, "an Emperor who was said to have been born to the arts and letters." Bernardelli’s statement shows how, around 1890, the term "academicism" was fraught with negative connotations. It is understandable, thus, why many felt the "Academy" should be renamed and that "School" was a more fitting designation. Certainly, one of the more significant effects of the 1890 Reform was the opening of the School to women and Afro-Brazilian artists. [...]" |
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| Beschreibung: | Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-815-37416-9 |