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    Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (29 April 1843 – 7 October 1905) was a Brazilian novelist, poet, scientist, art theorist, essayist, philosopher, politician...
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    Independence or Death (painting) (category Pedro I of Brazil)
    painting by Pedro Américo, from 1888. It is the best known artwork representing the proclamation of the Brazilian independence. Pedro Américo was born in...
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  • unveiled the painting Independence or Death by the Brazilian painter Pedro Américo in the presence of the British Queen, the Serbian queen and Charles...
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    movement with which Américo spent a considerable portion of his career affiliated with. Victor Meirelles, a contemporary of Pedro Américo, also produced historical...
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    do Trono" by Pedro Américo, representing Emperor Pedro II at the opening of the General Assembly, and the last portrait of Emperor Pedro I, painted by...
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    David and Abishag by Pedro Américo, 1879...
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    Moses and Jochebed by Pedro Américo, 1884...
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    Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás OSE ComA GOA ComC GCC GCoITE (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmɛɾiku ðɨ ˈðewʒ ʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ tuˈmaʃ]; 19 November 1894 – 18 September...
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    The sons of Edward IV of England by Pedro Américo...
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    the 1888 painting Independência ou Morte (Independence or Death) by Pedro Américo. A few months after the Brazilian Declaration of Independence, people...
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  • Mexican-American author Americo Sbigoli (died 1822), an Italian singer Pedro Américo (1843–1905), a Brazilian painter, politician, and scientist Américo Elísio, literary...
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    vegetarianism'". Earth News. BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2022. Dias, Pedro Américo D.; Rangel-Negrín, Ariadna (2015). "Diets of Howler Monkeys". In Kowalewski...
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    with a Ruff Collar by Adolph Menzel, ca 1850 Pedro II of Brazil, 1872. Detail from a portrait by Pedro Américo 1550–1600 in Western European fashion 1600–1650...
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    Tiradentes Quartered, Pedro Américo (1893)...
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    son, are typically portrayed in the nude. David and Abishag (1879) by Pedro Américo, depicting a story from the Hebrew Bible. Abishag was a servant of King...
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    to the west in the Atlantic Ocean encountered unexpectedly by a wayward Pedro Álvares Cabral on his voyage around Africa to India. That land would eventually...
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    of downtown São Paulo, Brazil, on the corner of Avenida São João and Pedro Américo Street. It is 115 metres tall and has 32 floors, and its construction...
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    from Paraíba like Augusto dos Anjos, José Américo de Almeida, José Lins do Rego, Ariano Suassuna and Pedro Américo, the last being also known for his historical...
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    The Anatomy Class at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, François Sallé, 1888 Pedro Américo, Academy, c. 1870 Historical accounts reveal that nude models for aspiring...
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    Voltaire blessing Franklin's grandson, in the name of God and Liberty, an 1890 portrait by Pedro Américo...
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    Emperor Pedro II of Brazil wearing elements of the Imperial Regalia. Detail from a 1872 portrait by Pedro Américo....
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    (Portuguese: Coroa Imperial do Brasil), also known as the Crown of Dom Pedro II or as the Diamantine Crown (so called because all of its precious stones...
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    attuned to the civilizing program of emperor Pedro II, the Meirelles' generation, in which he and Pedro Américo came out as the greatest, was the founder...
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    David and Abishag by Pedro Américo, 1879...
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    shoulders and elements of the Imperial Regalia. Detail from a painting by Pedro Américo (1872) The new novel, by Winslow Homer (1877) Oarsmen at Chatou by Pierre-Auguste...
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    of Acosta Ñu is depicted in the painting Batalha de Campo Grande by Pedro Américo, as well as in a series of paintings by Argentine painter Modesto González...
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    in Portugal in 1820, forcing the royal family to return. John VI's heir, Pedro, Prince of Brazil, remained in Brazil. In 1821, the Portuguese Assembly...
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    and Manuel da Costa Ataíde (baroque and rococo), Victor Meirelles, Pedro Américo and Almeida Júnior (romanticism and realism), Anita Malfatti, Ismael...
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    works, including The First Mass in Brazil and Battle of Guararapes), Pedro Américo (Battle of Avaí, Moses and Jochebed, etc.), Almeida Júnior (Countrymen...
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    independence from Portugal. The anthem was composed in 1822 by Emperor Pedro I, the lead figure in the country's struggle for independence, and the lyrics...
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