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Emiliano Di Cavalcanti
Brazilian artist
"Di Cavalcanti" redirects here. For the short film, see Di Cavalcanti (film).
Emiliano Di Cavalcanti | |
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| Born | Emilio de Albuquerque Melo (1897-09-06)6 September 1897 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 26 October 1976(1976-10-26) (aged 79) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Movement | Modernism |
Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Melo (September 6, 1897 – October 26, 1976), known as Di Cavalcanti, was a Brazilian painter who sought to produce a form of Brazilian art free of any noticeable European influences.
His wife was the painter Noêmia Mourão, who would be an inspiration in his works in the later 1930s.[1][2]
Early years (1897-1922)
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1897, Di Cavalcanti was influenced by the intellectuals he met at his home of his maternal uncle, a figure of the abolitionist movement.[3] This would provide the basis for a lifelong politically d