Dr. Rachel Zimmerman

About Dr. Rachel Zimmerman

Dr. Rachel Zimmerman is Assistant Professor of Art History at Colorado State University-Pueblo. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on artistic production, circulation, and consumption within the early modern Portuguese world, particularly the colony of Brazil.

An introduction to the incredibly diverse art and architecture of colonial Brazil.

Introduction to colonial Brazil

A site of miraculous healing, the sanctuary in Congonhas has been filled with the prayers of pilgrims since the 18th century.

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos of ...

Obelisks, Mestre Valentim, Passeio Publico, Rio de Janeiro, begun 1779, inaugurated 1783 — The first public park in Brazil and a major urban planning commission awarded to an artist of African descent.

Mestre Valentim, Passeio Publico, Rio de Janeiro

Albert Eckhout, Series of eight figures — A short-lived Dutch colony produced art that sought to serve science but instead served racism.

Albert Eckhout, Series of eight figures

Sao Francisco de Assis, Ouro Preto — Ouro Preto was a remote yet cosmopolitan town where gold supported both artists and architects.

Church of São Francisco de Assis, Ouro ...