The Brazilian artistic scene of the 19th century in context: the general exhibitions (1840-1884) of Rio de Janeiro through the prism of transnational artistic circulations

• Grant number: 21/15198-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: October 10, 2022
• End date: October 09, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Art Fundamentals and Criticism
• Principal Investigator: Patricia Dalcanale Meneses
• Grantee: Fabriccio Miguel Novelli Duro
• Supervisor: France Nerlich
• Host Institution: Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA), France
• Associated to the scholarship: 19/10191-4 - The general exhibitions (1840-1884) in the articulation of the artistic system in Rio de Janeiro, BP.DR

Abstract

This project aims to study the general exhibitions organized by the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro between 1840 and 1884, focusing on their transnational dimension. For the development of this research, part of our thesis entitled "General exhibitions (1840-1884) in the articulation of the artistic system in Rio de Janeiro" (FAPESP Grant 19/10191-4), we will investigate international exhibitions model and their adaptation in Rio de Janeiro's context; the circulation of artists, works of art - ancient and modern - and artistic models; as well as it's instances of legitimation, through the analysis of art criticism, awards from the Imperial Academy and acquisitions (public or private). This initial approach stems from discussions of quantitative methods as tools for art history; the use of exhibition catalogs as a source for a social history of art and on the practice of collecting and the market in its relationship with academic exhibitions. (AU)