(First Sounds of the Independence Anthem), also known as (Independence Anthem), is painting by Augusto Bracet. It was made in

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

.The artwork is of the genre

historical painting History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

, and is on the National Historical Museum of Brazil. It portrays, among others, Pedro I of Brazil and

Evaristo da Veiga Evaristo Ferreira da Veiga e Barros (October 8, 1799 – May 12, 1837) was a Brazilian poet, journalist, politician and bookseller. Veiga founded one of the first Brazilian newspapers, ''A Aurora Fluminense'', in 1827, during the reign of Empero ...

, in 1822. The artwork was made with

oil on canvas Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest o ...

. It's measures are of height and of width. Bracet portrayed an event in the process of

Brazilian independence The Independence of Brazil comprised a series of political and military events that led to the independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves as the Brazilian Empire. Most of the events occurre ...

, the composition of the Independence Anthem, whose official authorship is by Dom Pedro and Evaristo da Veiga. Dom Pedro is drawn sitting on the piano chair, apparently surrounded by people from the Court, composing the anthem. The portrayal has no heroic elements. The portrayal of Bracet is based on the memory of Francisco Canto de Mello, furthermore an excerpt from his writings was shown at the catalogue of the first public exhibit of the painting, as contextualisation for the painting. The artwork of Bracet was shown publicly at the Exposition of Contemporary Art and Retrospective Art of the Independence Centenary, that begun on the 12 November 1922. The painting was selected in 1923, together with artworks by Georgina de Albuquerque, Helios Seelinger and Pedro Bruno, to be bought by the state art collection, the main prize of this fine arts event whose goal was acquiring artworks that alluded to the national formation of Brazil. The selection was done by Flexa Ribeiro, Archimedes Memória and Rodolfo Chambelland, with their task being searching for new

iconographic Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visu ...

portrayals of historical interpretations of independence. Contrarily to triumphalist portrayals of Dom Pedro in the independence process, such as by

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 ...

, the painting by Bracet explores the emperor's intimacy, having him play a domestic and even feminine role.

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