Djanira

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Djanira was a prominent Brazilian modernist painter known for her vivid depictions of everyday life, religious themes, and popular culture.

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instanceOf Brazilian modernist painter
human
modern artist
painter
activeYearsEnd 1979
activeYearsStart 1940
artisticStyle figurative art
naïve art influences
birthName Djanira da Motta e Silva
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
culturalContext Brazilian modernism
dateOfBirth 1914-06-20
dateOfDeath 1979-05-31
ethnicGroup Brazilian of Portuguese descent
fieldOfWork painting
visual arts
genre costumbrismo
genre painting
religious art
hasTheme labor and workers
popular festivities
religious devotion
rural Brazilian landscapes
hasWorkType mural
oil painting
panel painting
influencedBy Brazilian folk art
Catholic religious imagery
everyday life of Brazilian people
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Portuguese
movement Modernism
name Djanira self-link
nationality Brazilian
notableCharacteristic focus on ordinary people
simplified, stylized forms
use of strong, vivid colors
notableFor paintings of religious themes
representations of Brazilian popular culture
vivid depictions of everyday Brazilian life
notableWork paintings depicting Brazilian workers and rural life
paintings of Brazilian festivals and popular celebrations
paintings of Catholic religious processions
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Avaré
surface form: Avaré, São Paulo, Brazil
placeOfDeath Rio de Janeiro
surface form: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
representedIn collections of Brazilian museums
sexOrGender female
workLocation Rio de Janeiro
surface form: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Djanira name Djanira self-link