Victor Meirelles and the Passage of Humaitá

  • Maraliz de Castro Vieira Christo Professora de História da Arte do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da Universidade Federal deJuiz de Fora (UFJF), membro do Comitê Brasileiro de História da Arte, pesquisador do CNPq e FAPEMIG.
Keywords: Historical painting, Victor Meirelles, Battle of Humaitá

Abstract

The painting by Victor Meirelles, the Passage of Humaitá, frustrates the viewer who seeks the narrative of the battle, the minutiae of combat, the pedagogical discourse of historical painting in the endeavor to descri-be facts, presenting winners and losers. Why?

Published
2020-05-15