Rodolfo Amoedo (11 December 1857 – 31 May 1941) was a Brazilian painter, designer and decorator.

Biography

His interest in art and decoration began when a family friend invited him to do work on the now defunct Teatro São Pedro. In 1873, he enrolled at the "", where he studied with Victor Meirelles. The following year, he transferred to the Academia Imperial de Belas Artes.DezenoveVinte: Brief biography
/ref> His teachers there included João Zeferino da Costa, Agostinho José da Mota and the sculptor Francisco Manuel Chaves Pinheiro. In 1878, his painting on the ''O Sacrifício de Abel'' narrowly won him a travel fellowship to study in Europe. From 1879 to 1887, he lived and studied in Paris. Initially, he attended the Académie Julian, but finally managed to enroll at the

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in 1880, where he received the guidance of Alexandre Cabanel, Paul Baudry and Puvis de Chavannes. From 1882 to 1884, he participated in the

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while developing his primary themes of mythology, Biblical scenarios and Indianismo. In 1895, he painted ''Más Notícias''. He won a gold medal at the " Exposição Nacional Comemorativa do 1º Centenário da Abertura dos Portos do Brasil" (1908). He later became a Professor at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (ENBA), where he encouraged students to research the various process of painting ( tempera, encaustic,

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etc.). He also served as Vice-Director and Acting Director on several occasions. In addition to his canvases, he painted panels for the Supremo Tribunal Federal in 1909, the Biblioteca Nacional and the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro in 1916. Two years later, he was awarded the Second Chair in the School of Painting, a position he held until 1934. Among his best-known students were the brothers

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and João Timóteo da Costa, Lucílio de Albuquerque, Eliseu Visconti and Cândido Portinari.

Selected paintings

File:Rodolfo Amoedo - Morte de Atala.jpg, ''The Death of Atala'' (1883) File:Ultimo tamoio 1883.jpg, ''The Last Tamoio'' (1883) File:Rodolfo Amoedo - A narração de Filectas, 1887.jpg, ''The Narrative of Philitas'' (1887) File:Rodolfo Amoedo - Retrato de Mulher.jpg, ''Portrait of a Woman'' (1892)

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Biography

Selected paintings

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