Abstract
The research is based on the analysis of the work Sepultamento (Mise au tombeau), by Italian-born Brazilian sculptor Victor Brecheret (1894-1955), awarded at the Paris Autumn Salon in 1923. At that time, the artist was awarded a scholarship by the State Government of São Paulo - the Artistic Pensionato - having remained in the French capital between 1921 and 1926. In dealing with a tradit…