Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo was a Brazilian novelist, poet, scientist, art theorist, essayist, philosopher, politician and professor, but is best remembered as one of the most important academic painters in Brazil, leaving works of national... Wikipedia
Born: April 29, 1843, Areia, State of Paraíba, Brazil
Died: October 7, 1905 (age 62 years), Florence, Italy
Period: academic art
Parents: Daniel Eduardo de Figueiredo and Feliciana Cirne
Education: École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Nationality: Brazilian
Artworks
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