Eliseu Visconti | Impressionist / Art Nouveau painter

Eliseo d'Angelo Visconti (18661944) was an Italian-born Brazilian painter, cartoonist and teacher. He is considered one of the very few impressionist painters of Brazil. He is considered the initiator of the Art Nouveau in Brazil. He entered in 1884 the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles. Parallel to his studies in the Liceu, he entered the Academia Imperial de Belas Artes (English: Brazilian Imperial Academy) studying under professors Henrique…

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