Visual arts
images
Images of history, history of images
The illustrations created for this edition were based on iconography that originated from the facts and key characters of the Independence of Brazil, as well as other “portrayals” of the country produced during almost seven decades of its imperial rule. “Portrayals” is in quotation marks because as has been described, these images are more like... View Article
Cover
Contested significance
New research sheds light on modernist projects in Brazil's furthest reaches
Video
On its 100th anniversary, Modernism still raises criticism and reflection
Historian Luiz Armando Bagolin, from the Institute of Brazilian Studies at the University of São Paulo (IEB-USP), goes through highlights of literature, visual arts and thought by the Modernist movement champions
By Redação
Chemistry
The Lavoisiers, transformed
Researchers discovered important differences in the original composition of the iconic portrait of Antoine Lavoisier and his wife
By Redação
photolab
A look through the lens
Iny: o brilho dos espíritos, which captures a ritual of the Karajá people from the state of Mato Grosso, placed first in the Images Produced by Cameras category of the Science & Art Photography Prize
By Redação
Visual arts
The prominent jugular of a tense David
Physician Daniel Gelfman, from Marian University, USA, noticed a detail in the monumental sculpture of David that few notice: the bulging jugular vein on the right side of the neck
By Redação
Landscape architecture
A barometer in the garden
Burle Marx's deep connection to the issues of his era mobilizes researchers who discuss the importance and challenges involved in preserving his work
By Luisa Destri
Library science
Shelves of hidden treasure
Collections of rare works in Brazil demand protection and promise new discoveries
Physico-chemistry
Hidden strokes of Portinari
Tests show how the artist produced his artwork and may be useful in confirming the painter of a piece found in his former home
