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Pedro Américo

1843 - 1905

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Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (29 April 1843 – 7 October 1905) was a Brazilian novelist, poet, scientist, art theorist, essayist, philosopher, politician and professor, but is best remembered as one of the most important academic painters in Brazil, leaving works of national impact. From an early age he showed an inclination towards the arts, being considered a child prodigy. At a very young age, he participated as a draftsman on an expedition of naturalists through the Brazilian northeast, and received government support to study at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. He did his artistic improvement in Paris, studying with famous painters, but he also dedicated himself to science and philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Américo is the 801st most popular painter (up from 916th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 206th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Painter.

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Among painters, Pedro Américo ranks 801 out of 2,023. Before him are Heinrich Aldegrever, Franz von Lenbach, Spinello Aretino, John Martin, Adam Frans van der Meulen, and George Stubbs. After him are John William Godward, Antoine Wiertz, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Andrea Sacchi, Heinrich Hofmann, and Louise Abbéma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1843, Pedro Américo ranks 46. Before him are Eugene de Blaas, Shō Tai, Julio Argentino Roca, Kitty Lange Kielland, Sara Forbes Bonetta, and Elizabeth Stride. After him are Otto Kuntze, Bernhard Förster, Adolf Mayer, Johannes Schmidt, Christina Nilsson, and Friedrich Robert Helmert. Among people deceased in 1905, Pedro Américo ranks 33. Before him are Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Carmine Crocco, Marcel Schwob, Lew Wallace, Hudson Taylor, and George MacDonald. After him are Meyer Guggenheim, Ivan Sechenov, Henrik Sjöberg, Infanta Amalia of Spain, Clément Juglar, and Josip Belušić.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pedro Américo ranks 179 out of 2,236. Before him are Pierre Clostermann (1921), Afonso Pena (1847), Jorginho (1964), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Friaça (1924), and Toquinho (1946). After him are Giovane Élber (1972), Maria Bueno (1939), Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921), Rogério Ceni (1973), Félix Miélli Venerando (1937), and Rubens de Falco (1931).

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Among PAINTERS In Brazil

Among painters born in Brazil, Pedro Américo ranks 2. Before him are Tarsila do Amaral (1886). After him are José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850), Candido Portinari (1903), Lygia Clark (1920), Anita Malfatti (1889), Victor Meirelles (1832), Carlos Latuff (1968), Antônio Parreiras (1860), and Georgina de Albuquerque (1885).

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