Afro-Brazilian Dance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1820-24
Water color on paper titled Negro fandango scene, Campo St. Anna, Rio de Janeiro. Men, women, and children are shown dancing; the scene includes musical instruments (e.g., drums), people with pottery vessels, fruit. Augustus Earle, an English painter who travelled widely, lived in Rio from early 1820 to early 1824, with occasional trips to Chile and Peru during that period.
Image Title
Afro-Brazilian Dance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1820-24
RegID
SI-OB-1137
Date
1820-1824
Title
Afro-Brazilian Dance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1820-24
Source
Painted by Augustus Earle (1793-1838); original in National Library of Australia, Canberra (nla.pic-an2822606)
Language
English
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
South America--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
10-May-12
Identifier
IMG02