The Discovery of Brazil
E576905
The Discovery of Brazil is a monumental painting by Brazilian modernist artist Cândido Portinari that depicts the arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil with dramatic, historically themed imagery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Discovery of Brazil canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical painting
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monumental painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| about |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
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Brazilian history ⓘ Indigenous cultures in Brazil ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Brazilian modernism
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figurative painting ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
earth tones
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strong contrasts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cândido Portinari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorMovement | Brazilian modernism ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | painter ⓘ |
| depicts |
Brazilian coastline
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Christian symbols ⓘ Indigenous peoples of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese explorers ⓘ arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil ⓘ crosses ⓘ first contact between Europeans and Indigenous Brazilians ⓘ ships ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Brazilian national identity
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European colonization of the Americas ⓘ encounter of cultures ⓘ myth of discovery ⓘ religion and conversion ⓘ violence and domination ⓘ |
| hasTitleInPortuguese | Descobrimento do Brasil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian colonial history
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Catholic iconography ⓘ European history painting tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| movement | Modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic composition
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expressive figures ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ reinterpretation of colonial history ⓘ social and historical commentary ⓘ |
| partOf | Cândido Portinari's historical works ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
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