ID: 700009708 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009708	Record Type: Movable Work

Iracema (painting (visual work); Medeiros, José Maria (Portuguese painter, 1849-1925, active ...; 1884; Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeir...;)

Note: Iracema is a José Maria de Medeiro’s painting created in 1884; the character depicted on it was based on the homonymous novel written by José de Alencar in 1865. In this painting, Iracema, a indigenous person, is standing up next to an arrow that is stuck on the sand of the beach; she is looking down and putting a hand on her chest. This artwork is in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro (MNBA RJ), Brazil.

Titles:

Iracema (preferred,C,U,AR,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

South American art

Creation Date: 1884

Creator Display:

Medeiros, José Maria (Portuguese painter, 1849-1925, active in Brazil) [preferred]

painter Medeiros, José Maria (Portuguese painter, 1849-1925, active in Brazil) [500356720]

Locations:

Rio de Janeiro [7017095] Rio de Janeiro (state), Brazil (nation), South America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) [500310767] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Credit Line: acquisition by the government

Display Materials: oil on canvas

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	canvas (textile material) [300014078]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by process or technique>)

Dimensions: 168,30 x 255 cm

General Subject:

literary (preferred)

human figures

landscapes

Specific Subjects:

	Indianism [300444166]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <culture and related concepts>, culture-related concepts, <cultural movements and attitudes>, exoticism) (AAT)

	indigenous people [300379660]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), groups of people) (AAT)

	Iracema [901002410]
	.....((Literary characters, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Additional Notes:

Portuguese ..... Iracema é uma pintura de José Maria de Medeiros criada em 1884; a personagem representada na obra de arte foi baseada no livro homônimo escrito por José de Alencar em 1865. Na pintura, a índia Iracema está em pé perto de uma flecha fincada na areia da praia; ela está olhando para baixo com uma de suas mãos sobre o peito. A obra de Medeiros pertence à coleção do Museu Nacional de Belas Artes do Rio de Janeiro (MNBJ), Brasil.

Sources and Contributors:
Iracema	........ [VP]
	........ Kauss, Iracema entre dois mundos (2015) 12-24

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Kauss, Iracema entre dois mundos (2015)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Cavalcanti, Iracema (2007) accessed 10 May 2021
Portuguese	..... [VP]
	..... Cavalcanti, Iracema (2007) accessed 10 may 2021