Capoeira Scene, Brazil, 1820-24
Water color on paper titled Negroes fighting, Brazils. Although the word fighting is in the artist's title, the men's body movements are those of Capoeira (see image reference NW0171 on this website). Several onlookers are shown, including a woman carrying an infant, and a white policeman/soldier approaching the scene; the seated man is playing a drum, the source of music for this performance. Augustus Earle, an English painter, lived in Rio from early 1820 to early 1824, with occasional trips to Chile and Peru during that period.
Image Title
Capoeira Scene, Brazil, 1820-24
RegID
SI-OB-1132
Date
1820-1824
Title
Capoeira Scene, Brazil, 1820-24
Source
Painted by Augustus Earle (1793-1838); original in National Library of Australia, Canberra (nla.pic-an2822650)
Language
English
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
South America--Brazil
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
10-May-12
Identifier
IMG03