O Importuno of Almeida Junior (1850 - 1899): the desire in the studio's painting

• Grant number: 14/23297-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2015
• End date: February 29, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Plastic Arts
• Principal Investigator: Letícia Coelho Squeff
• Grantee: Vivian Pereira Viana
• Host Institution: Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Guarulhos. Guarulhos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project shall discuss the painting O Importuno (1898), by the Brazilian painter José Ferraz de Almeida Jr. (1850 - 1899). My aim is to examine two main aspects of 19th- century painting: the relationship between nude painting, or the depiction of female body, and eroticism. Therefore, this project will also shed light on Almeida Jr.´s comprehension about artistic practice and about his art. The theoretical framework comes from history, art history, as well as from Psychoanalysis. (AU)