João Timóteo da Costa (1879 – 20 March 1932) was an

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painter and decorative artist.

Biography

He was born in

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. His brother, Arthur Timótheo da Costa, was also a painter. They initially worked together as apprentices at the Brazilian Mint in Rio de Janeiro, where they designed stamps and created prints. He entered the

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in 1894, where his instructors included

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and Daniel Bérard (1846–1910). He participated in the on numerous occasions after 1906, winning several prizes; including the small gold medal. In 1911, together with his brother and the brothers and , he worked on decorating the Brazilian pavilion at the

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exhibition, and remained in Italy for more than a year. Among his other notable decorative works were the headquarters of the

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, the Noble Hall of the

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and murals at

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, all in Rio de Janeiro. His brother went insane, dying prematurely in 1920, and his daughter died at the age of six. He never fully recovered from these tragedies and also became mentally ill. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1932, in the ; the same psychiatric hospital where his brother had died. João Timotheo da Costa
in ''Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural''.

Selected paintings

File:João Timotheo da Costa, Interior da Cadeia Velha, antiga Câmara dos Deputados, Rio de Janeiro, 1917, óleo sobre madeira, 24 x 34,7 cm, Photo Gedley Belchior Braga.jpg, ''Interior of the '' File:João Timóteo da Costa - Paisagem com casas, 1920, osm.jpg, ''Landscape with Houses'' File:João Timotheo da Costa, Reflexos do sol em morro do Rio de Janeiro, 1909, óleo sobre madeira, 20,6 x 35,6 cm, Photo Gedley Belchior Braga.jpg, ''Reflections of the Sun on a Hill'' File:João Timóteo da Costa (1878-1932) - Barcos, s.d., ost.jpg, ''Ships''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Joao Timoteo 1879 births 1932 deaths Brazilian painters Afro-Brazilian people Brazilian muralists Artists from Rio de Janeiro (city)