Bresilienne Collection

Pink and Blue (The Cahen Ladies of Antwerp). Painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir
LRI4638376 Pink and Blue (The Cahen Ladies of Antwerp). Painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir (Pierre-Auguste, 1841-1919), 1881. Impressionism. Oil on canvas

Geography map: representation of the Paraiba region in northern Brazil where the Rio Grande river of the North in South
VEN5030364 Geography map: representation of the Paraiba region in northern Brazil where the Rio Grande river of the North in South America is located from an Atlas made by the cartographer Willem

Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil
JAB5036747 Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Caribbean Indians wash gold for Spanish conquerors. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4850581 Caribbean Indians wash gold for Spanish conquerors. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Caribbean Indians wash gold for Spanish conquerors)

Exile of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (Peter II known as the Magnanimus, 1825-1891) after his abdication, 1889
NWI4924336 Exile of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (Peter II known as the Magnanimus, 1825-1891) after his abdication, 1889. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

The natives of Brazil throwing stones at monkeys to make them pick nuts that are thrown down - Photogravure colorized
NWI4876844 The natives of Brazil throwing stones at monkeys to make them pick nuts that are thrown down - Photogravure colorized after an illustration

House of Indians in the jungle of Brazil (Amazon). 1800 approximately Native houses in a jungle of Brazil, 1800s
NWI4876043 House of Indians in the jungle of Brazil (Amazon). 1800 approximately Native houses in a jungle of Brazil, 1800s

DEBRET, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848). A Colourful and Historic Journey to Brazil. 1839
CUL4866592 DEBRET, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848). A Colourful and Historic Journey to Brazil. 1839. " The refreshments of the after dinner the palace square"

Discovery of the New World (Discovery of America): Amazon Indian (Brazil) using a sarbacan as a hunting weapon
NWI4849646 Discovery of the New World (Discovery of America): Amazon Indian (Brazil) using a sarbacan as a hunting weapon

Breesian civilization: " Breed Apinage, Province of Gaya Brazil". Face of a man
JAB5036806 Breesian civilization: " Breed Apinage, Province of Gaya Brazil". Face of a man. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa (Gubernetes cunninghami). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene
FLO4660482 Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa (Gubernetes cunninghami). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree
FLO4684761 Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree, cactus, eucalyptus, myrtle, clove, caraway, coriander

Cat's claw, Martynia speciosa, native to Brazil. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a
FLO4569642 Cat's claw, Martynia speciosa, native to Brazil. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's

RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Engraving 1862
JAB4120793 RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Engraving 1862; (add.info.: RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Engraving 1862); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Coralberry, Aechmea fulgens (Two-coloured or crab's eye aechmea, Aechmea discolor)
FLO4585045 Coralberry, Aechmea fulgens (Two-coloured or crab's eye aechmea, Aechmea discolor). Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn

Barbacenia has thin purple flower. With a description of a section of the flower, and the germ. Plant native to Brazil
FLO4581704 Barbacenia has thin purple flower. With a description of a section of the flower, and the germ. Plant native to Brazil

Variete of Begonia has wavy leaves and white flowers, with tail and cut flowers. native to Brazil
FLO4581441 Variete of Begonia has wavy leaves and white flowers, with tail and cut flowers. native to Brazil. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), British botanist and writer

Brazilian tangara or scarlate tangara. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder)
FLO4680615 Brazilian tangara or scarlate tangara. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Redeye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus (Rhombic salmon, Salmo rhombeus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683952 Redeye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus (Rhombic salmon, Salmo rhombeus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Four portraits of Indian botocudo (Brazil), with wooden discs with lips and ears and a mummifiee head of a botocudo
FLO4635749 Four portraits of Indian botocudo (Brazil), with wooden discs with lips and ears and a mummifiee head of a botocudo

House of a Brazilian planter, with a garden of palm trees enclosed on the bank of a river
FLO4635899 House of a Brazilian planter, with a garden of palm trees enclosed on the bank of a river. Lithography for the book

Group of Camacan Indians in the Amazon jungle. Illustration of " Journey to Brazil
FLO4635833 Group of Camacan Indians in the Amazon jungle. Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca
FLO4621492 View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Glory bush, Tibouchina elegans (Pleroma elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4626987 Glory bush, Tibouchina elegans (Pleroma elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Bertolonia marmorata in flowerpot (Eriocnema marmoraea). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4630031 Bertolonia marmorata in flowerpot (Eriocnema marmoraea). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Wedding photo of a black couple with two white witnesses, 1900
LUX4756776 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Wedding photo of a black couple with two white witnesses, 1900; (add.info.: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Wedding photo of a black couple with two white witnesses)

Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress
FLO4621405 Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress, women and children dance in a circle around a fire

Virginia dayflower, Commelina virginica (Commelyna deficiens foliis variegatis)
FLO4628529 Virginia dayflower, Commelina virginica (Commelyna deficiens foliis variegatis). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens

Barbacenia hybrid cultivars. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4626747 Barbacenia hybrid cultivars. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Justicia cydoniifolia (Adhatoda cydoniifolia). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4627149 Justicia cydoniifolia (Adhatoda cydoniifolia). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Leopold's gesneria, Gesneria leopoldii. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4629752 Leopold's gesneria, Gesneria leopoldii. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Sinningia carolinae (Tapeinotes carolinae). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628826 Sinningia carolinae (Tapeinotes carolinae). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Trailing abutilon, Abutilon megapotamicum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4627867 Trailing abutilon, Abutilon megapotamicum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Juba's bush or bloodleaf, Iresine herbstii or Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Iresine verschaffeltii)
FLO4627624 Juba's bush or bloodleaf, Iresine herbstii or Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Iresine verschaffeltii). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Cattleya purpurata orchid (Laelia purpurata). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4626564 Cattleya purpurata orchid (Laelia purpurata). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around 1900, bird shop (photo)
PCT4256526 Market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around 1900, bird shop (photo); 4 x 4 cm; © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Boat trip around 1900, crossing Barcelona/Rio de Janeiro (photo)
PCT4256494 Boat trip around 1900, crossing Barcelona/Rio de Janeiro (photo); 4 x 4 cm; © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Indigenous Brazil in 1867 - Farm in Brazil 1867
JAB4120317 Indigenous Brazil in 1867 - Farm in Brazil 1867; (add.info.: Indigenous Brazil in 1867 - Farm in Brazil 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

RIO de JANEIRO (Brazil), Engraving of Travels and Discoveries, 1865
JAB4120791 RIO de JANEIRO (Brazil), Engraving of Travels and Discoveries, 1865; (add.info.: RIO de JANEIRO (Brazil), Engraving of Travels and Discoveries, 1865); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Large neottia orchid flower, pale orange flowers, native to Brazil. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)
FLO4581473 Large neottia orchid flower, pale orange flowers, native to Brazil. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), British botanist and writer

Mutisia Speciosa from Brazil has beautiful pennees leaves. Illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1778-1847)
FLO4581361 Mutisia Speciosa from Brazil has beautiful pennees leaves. Illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1778-1847), British botanist and writer

A long canoe sailing through the white waters of Rio dos Ilheos (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil
FLO4635940 A long canoe sailing through the white waters of Rio dos Ilheos (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

Fishing huts and boats on the Bragance River (Brazil). Lithography for the book
FLO4635903 Fishing huts and boats on the Bragance River (Brazil). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by

Uniform of the soldiers of Linhares (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil
FLO4635891 Uniform of the soldiers of Linhares (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

House of Paraiba (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied
FLO4635867 House of Paraiba (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot
FLO4635835 A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot on the fire

Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis
FLO4655008 Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

South American or Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. (Hippopotamus terrestrial de Linneaus)
FLO4652892 South American or Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. (Hippopotamus terrestrial de Linneaus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae

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"Bresilienne: A Tapestry of Brazil's Complex History and Vibrant Culture" In the mesmerizing painting "Pink and Blue (The Cahen Ladies of Antwerp)" by Pierre Auguste Renoir, we catch a glimpse of the elegance and grace that permeated Brazilian society. The vibrant colors mirror the rich diversity found in this South American nation. However, beneath this surface beauty lies a darker past. "The circumcision of Jesus" depicts a historical event that took place during colonial times, reminding us of the influence of European traditions on Brazilian soil. As we delve deeper into Brazil's history, we encounter images like "Sugar Mill, 17th century, " which serves as a stark reminder of the country's reliance on slave labor to fuel its booming sugar industry. The lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann showcases Botocudo natives with their distinctive earlobe and lip plugs, shedding light on indigenous cultures that have endured despite colonization. Slavery is an indelible part of Brazil's story. From scenes depicting transportation aboard negriers to slave markets in Rio de Janeiro, artists like Jean Baptiste Debret captured these painful realities through their powerful brushstrokes. These artworks serve as poignant reminders that progress often comes at great human cost. Amidst these somber narratives emerges glimpses of hope and resilience. The Vatican's Golden Rose symbolizes divine blessings bestowed upon Brazil while fighting between botocudos reflects both conflict and cultural preservation. Brazilian culture is also celebrated for its natural wonders such as diamond mining depicted in engravings from "Le Musee Des Sciences. " This resource-rich land has captivated explorers throughout history. Finally, Jan van Kessel dit le vieux’s painting portrays an unsettling scene - cannibalism among indigenous tribes in 1644. While shocking to modern sensibilities, it highlights how diverse customs shaped early Brazilian societies before European influences reshaped them forever.