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