Antônio Firmino Monteiro (22 February 1855 – 3 July 1888) was an
Afro-Brazilian painter.
Biography
He was born into poverty in
Rio de Janeiro, and in his youth had to work as a clerk, printer and bookbinder to help support his family. As a result, he had to postpone his artistic studies at the
Academia Imperial de Belas Artes
The Imperial Academy of Fine Arts ('' pt, Academia Imperial de Belas Artes'') was an institution of higher learning in the arts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established by King João VI. Despite facing many initial difficulties, the Academy was es ...
until he was older than the average new student. He eventually was able to study with
Victor Meirelles,
Agostinho José da Mota
Agostinho José da Mota (18 June 1824 – 21 August 1878) was a Brazilian painter and teacher.
Biography
He was born in Rio de Janeiro. His inclination for art emerged early in childhood. In 1837 he enrolled in the Imperial Academy of Fine Art ...
and
João Zeferino da Costa
João Zeferino da Costa (August 25, 1840 – August 24, 1915) was a Brazilian painter and designer.
Life and work
He began his studies in 1857 at the Academia Imperial de Belas Artes (AIBA) under the direction of Victor Meirelles. .
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@ the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural
Most of his work consisted of landscapes and
genre scenes done in and around Rio de Janeiro. One of his first trips elsewhere occurred in 1880, when he was able to go to Europe with the financial assistance of Emperor
Pedro II.
When he returned, he applied for the chair of "Landscape, Flower and Animal Painting" at the academy, but the position went to someone else.
He participated in the "Exposição Gerais de Belas Artes" several times. In 1879, he received the Second Gold Medal. In 1884, he was named a Knight of the
Imperial Ordem da Rosa for "Camões no seu leito de morte" (
Camões on his deathbed) and works depicting the street life of the capital.
From 1885 to 1887, he made further study trips to Europe, with a longer stay in Paris. When he returned, he became a teacher at the Escola de Belas Artes da Bahia. He was also interested in the chemistry of
pigments.
His death, in 1888 in
Niterói
Niterói (, ) is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast Region, Brazil, southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms ...
, is described as "sudden".
Gallery
File:Antônio Firmino Monteiro - Paisagem, 1885.jpg, ''Landscape'' (1885)
File:Palácio Pedro Ernesto - Fundação da Cidade.jpg, ''Founding of the City of Rio de Janeiro''
File:Antônio Firmino Monteiro - Fósforos.jpg, ''Matches!'' (1884)
File:Antônio Firmino Monteiro - Natureza-morta, 1885.jpg, ''Still life'' (1885)
File:Antônio Firmino Monteiro - Bandeira do divino.jpg, ''Band of the Divine''
References
Further reading
* Quirino Campofiorito. ''História da pintura brasileira no século XIX''. Rio de Janeiro: Pinakotheke, 1983.
*
Gonzaga Duque
Luís Gonzaga Duque Estrada, known as Gonzaga Duque (21 June 1863, Rio de Janeiro - 29 September 1911, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian writer and critic. He was of Swedish descent on his father's side.
Life and work
After completing his primary ...
. ''A Arte brasileira: pintura e esculptura''. Rio de Janeiro: H. Lombaerts & C., 1888
* Laudelino Freire. ''Um século de pintura: apontamentos para a história da pintura no Brasil: de 1816-1916''. Rio de Janeiro: Röhe, 1916.
External links
Biography and appreciation of Monteiro@ Pitoresco
1855 births
1888 deaths
Artists from Rio de Janeiro (city)
19th-century Brazilian painters
19th-century Brazilian male artists
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