Emiliano Di Cavalcanti

Emiliano Di Cavalcanti

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.

Read more about Emiliano Di Cavalcanti:  Early Years (1897-1922), Years Abroad (1923-1925), Return To Rio De Janeiro (1926-1936), Europe Again (1937-1940), Back in Brazil (1941-1976), Style and Subjects, List of Artworks, Exhibitions (above Mentioned), Bibliography