The birth of a gallery
The raw brick and the bridge
The soul of Brazilian art
The dark past and the new spaces
choko Sort surreal ingredients to discover how Tarsila do Amaral revolutionized Brazilian art.
choko Almeida Junior's 1893 Countryman Chopping Tobacco anchors the Pinacoteca of Sao Paulo by focusing on ordinary countryside folk.
What everyday activity is depicted in Almeida Júnior's famous 1893 painting 'Caipira Picando Fumo'?
Which pioneering painter is celebrated as a cornerstone of the Pinacoteca's 19th-century collection?
choko Brazil’s oldest visual arts museum preserves the legacy of the 1922 modernist revolution
What was the main criticism of Anita Malfatti's radical artwork by traditionalists in 1917?
Whose controversial 1917 art exhibition paved the way for the modernist movement in Brazil?
Artistic defense: When critics attacked Anita Malfatti's art, writer Mário de Andrade defended her so passionately that it triggered Brazil's entire Modernist movement.
What does the modernist concept of 'Anthropophagy' mean in the context of Brazilian art?
A public art gallery or museum specializing in paintings. Founded in 1905, São Paulo's premier gallery houses iconic 19th-century paintings by artist Almeida Júnior.
Instead of separating art by strict historical eras, how does the Pinacoteca's new layout present works?
Why did the Pinacoteca completely reorganize its permanent collection galleries in 2020?