OS RETRATOS DE UMA NOVA NAÇÃO: BRASIL, ENTRE O IMPÉRIO E A REPÚBLICA DO SÉCULO XIX

Abstract

In the late 19th century, Brazil was in a unique situation, it was under the rule of the Emperor D. Pedro II. The country held its economy based on slavery producing for the free market. Slavery was abolished in 1888 and the Republic proclamation would come in a year later. With the change of regime, the Brazilian art has adapted to the new policy, contributing to build a national history. Important painters portrayed wars, and other emblematic events with their heroes, as a way to collaborate in the implementation of a project to shape the Brazilian people. This paper aims to analyze the works of these artists, the painter Pedro Américo that, across the boundaries of the Empire to the Republic, was one of the most representative interpreters of the changes that distinguishes the two regimes.

Index Terms - arte e política, intelectuais e pensamento nacional brasileiro, intervenção política.