Eduardo de Sá (1 April 1866,

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17 December 1940, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian sculptor and painter.

Biography

He began his artistic training under the direction of

Victor Meirelles Victor Meirelles de Lima (18 August 1832 – 22 February 1903) was a Brazilian painter and teacher who is best known for his works relating to his nation's culture and history. From humble origins, his talent was soon recognized, being admitted as ...

then, in 1883, enrolled at the

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, where he studied with João Zeferino da Costa, and

Pedro Américo Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (29 April 1843 – 7 October 1905) 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 ...

. This was followed by studies in Paris with

Gustave Boulanger Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger (25 April 1824 – 22 September 1888) was a French figurative painter and academic artist and teacher known for his Classical and Orientalist subjects. Education and career The Néo-Grecs and the Prix de Rom ...

and

Jules Joseph Lefebvre Jules Joseph Lefebvre (; 14 March 183624 February 1911) was a French figure painter, educator and theorist. Early life Lefebvre was born in Tournan-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, on 14 March 1836. He entered the École nationale supérieure des Bea ...

at the Académie Julian. He completed his artistic education in

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; taking private lessons from the sculptor,

Rodolfo Bernardelli José Maria Oscar Rodolfo Bernardelli y Thierry (18 December 1852, Guadalajara - 7 April 1931, Rio de Janeiro) was a Mexican-born Brazilian sculptor and art professor, of Italian ancestry. Biography He was the oldest of four children born to a v ...

. He rarely participated in official exhibitions; preferring to hold private showings, of which there were four between 1888 and 1898. They were themed around love of the homeland and the final one was called the "Exposition of Republican Art": celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Republic. In 1893, together with

Décio Villares Décio Rodrigues Villares (1 December 1851, in Rio de Janeiro – 21 June 1931, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian painter, sculptor, caricaturist, and graphic designer. He is best known for helping to design the blue disc on the Brazilian Flag an ...

and Virgílio Lopes Rodrigues (1863-1944), he helped establish a movement devoted to creating a free academy of the fine arts and organized exhibitions to support the project financially. Their plans had to be abandoned, however, due to continuing social disruptions caused by the

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. After the mid 1890s, he gradually turned to sculpture. His first major work was a monument to Marshall

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, now located in the Plaza of the Republic in downtown Rio de Janeiro. He also created monuments to

Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (; 12 November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (), was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Po ...

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and

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. Inspiration for his work came from the positivist theories of Auguste Comte. He also worked as an architectural restorer; most notably of the roof shield at the entrance to the chapel of the . In the late 1910s, he participated in decorating the in

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Selected works

File:Museu Histórico Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (7874495656).jpg,

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File:Sa-Rebels.jpg, The Trial of the Rebels (Tiradentes) File:Monumento ao Marechal Floriano Peixoto - Alto.jpg, Monument to Floriano Peixoto (front) File:Monumento ao Marechal Floriano Peixoto 03.jpg, Monument to Floriano Peixoto (back)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sa, Eduardo 1866 births 1940 deaths Brazilian painters Brazilian sculptors Positivists Artists from Rio de Janeiro (city)