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The painting "Independence or Death", made by Pedro Américo de Figueiredo and Mello between 1886 and 1888, was made to occupy the Noble Hall of the Independence Monument building, later converted into Paulista Museum. The work has been exhibited in this place since the museum was opened to the public in 1895, however the impact of its visual discourse is not restricted to the experience o…