Artists in Latin America expressed both a sense of pride in indigenous traditions and an appreciation for European ideas of liberty.
c. 1821–1900 C.E.
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Marc Ferrez, Slaves at a Coffee Yard in a Farm, Vale do Paraiba, Sao Paulo
Ferrez intentionally concealed the brutal and inhumane conditions of slavery in Brazil in his photograph
The challenge of the nude in 19th-century Latin American painting
Depicting nudes became a way for some nineteenth-century Latin American artists to challenge conventions, paving a way towards modernism.
Latin American artistic pilgrimages to Paris
The allure of Paris attracted 19th-century Latin American artists, who eagerly traveled to this artistic capital in the absence of an art school back home.
Landscape Painting in Nineteenth-Century Latin America
Latin American artists in the nineteenth century developed interests in painting the local landscape as a way to create a sense of pride in their country’s past, present, and future.
Early Scientific Exploration in Latin America
European explorers enhanced knowledge, but their efforts were soured by an air of re-conquest.
Costumbrismo
Stereotypical folkloric scenes were widely circulated, shaping perceptions of Latin America at home and abroad.
Carmelo Fernández, The Strait of Furatena in the Minero River
The Colombian Chorographic Commission mapped the country while also documenting the landscape and its people.
Independence from Spanish rule in South America
Enlightenment ideals of democracy planted the seeds for colonial movements in the Spanish colonies of the Americas.
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