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Albert Eckhout's brazilian paintings

1992; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 37; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1179/sic.1992.37.1.1

2047-0584

Ruth Baier, Barbara Berlowicz, Mads Chr. Christensen,

Historical Art and Culture Studies

Albert Eckhout worked in Brazil between 1637 and 1644. The National Museum of Denmark possesses a collection of his paintings, supposedly painted in Brazil. A technical examination of the paintings and a search of old documents showed no definite evidence about where they were painted and there is even some doubt about the authenticity of the signatures. Some of the paintings have a paste lining preserved from the mid-seventeenth century.