Imaginária brasileira sacra e religiosa : na Coleção Orandi Momesso / Carlos A. C. Lemos ; [idealização : Orandi Momesso ; apresentação : Rafael Schunk].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemos, Carlos Alberto Cerqueira, 1925- author.

Contributor:

Momesso, Orandi, editor.

Schunk, Rafael, writer of foreword.

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Momesso, Orandi--Art collections--Catalogs.

Momesso, Orandi.

Christian saints in art.

Wood sculpture, Colonial--Brazil--Catalogs.

Wood sculpture, Colonial.

Polychromy--Brazil--Catalogs.

Polychromy.

Art--Private collections--Brazil--Catalogs.

Art.

Physical Description:

432 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm.

Edition:

1ª edição, 2024.

Place of Publication:

São Paulo : WMF Martin Fontes, 2024.

Language Note:

In Portuguese.

Summary:

Written by architectural historian Carlos Lemos, "Imaginária Brasileira" aims to explore and document the rich tradition of sacred art in Brazil, highlighting the importance of religious images in the country's culture and history while also reflecting on the different art manifestations of Catholic and popular devotion. The religious pieces of the Orandi Momesso Collection, which is dedicated to preserving and disseminating the Brazilian artistic and cultural heritage. Comprising 420 images of masterpieces of Christian sculpture, this monumental work also documents the cultural hybridization that took place during colonization and subsequent centuries, with pieces ranging from Mannerism to Baroque, and documenting cultural exchange between different continents.

Contents:

Apresentação / Rafael Schunk

Memórias / Orandi Menesso

Introdução. A imaginária brasileira / Rafael Schunk

Uma coleção ímpar

Nossas Senhoras

Amuletos e imagens de madeira

Paulistinhas

Santas e santos dos séculos XVII ao XX

Pinturas e ex-votos

Considerações

Cronologia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9788546904686

8546904685

OCLC:

1463948759