Brazilian painter, designer, scenographer and gilder
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Francisco Pedro do Amaral (c. 1790 – 10 November 1831) was a Brazilian painter, designer, scenographer and gilder.
Biography
It is believed that he took his first lessons with José Leandro de Carvalho (1770-1834) then, in 1807, enrolled at the "Aula Régia de Desenho e Figura", under the direction of Manuel Dias de Oliveira.[1] After graduating, he applied for a teaching position there, but was not accepted. Instead, he found employment as chief assistant to a stage designer named Manoel da Costa at the Real Teatro de São João (now the Teatro João Caetano),[1] but quit after a major disagreement.
He then worked for an architect until his former teacher Carvalho invited him to work at the Paço Imperial, which began his career as a decorator.
In 1830, he returned to the Paço de São Cristóvão to decorate the coaches that were to be used for the Nuptial Mass of Emperor Pedro I and Amélie of Leuchtenberg.[1] After completing the work, he fell ill and died the following month, possibly from tuberculosis. He never married, but may have had children and was apparently quite wealthy.[citation needed]
Few of his works have survived. Among the most notable are the above-mentioned coaches (now at the Imperial Museum of Brazil) and allegorical panels depicting the four continents, in the Museu do Primeiro Reinado [pt] (formerly the "Palacete do Caminho Novo"). A street in the Jaguaré District of São Paulo is named after him.
Patrícia de Barros Araújo. O artista Francisco Pedro do Amaral. In A revista eletrônica de DezenoveVinte. Volume III, n. 3, July 2008. Full text online
