Terra Brasilis
By: [direction de la publication et rédaction, Eddy Stols]
Contributors: ING Cultuurcentrum; Europalia (2011-2012 : Brussels, Belgium)
Publisher: Ludion
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Anvers
Language: fre
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9789461300171
Subjects: Exhibitions; Description and travel; Natural history; In art
Description: Terra Brasilis" inventively combines art with science, natural science and history. This richly illustrated and comprehensive book zooms in on the natural history of Brazil. For centuries the vast country with its particular geography and biodiversity has attracted explorers, colonialists and scientists. Early maps and the descriptions of unfamiliar species of animals and plants show how the colonial relation between Europe and Brazil has contributed to the discovery of the natural wealth of the country. Artists too have constantly drawn on everything that the country of Brazil has to offer: still lifes with fruit that was exotic at the time, landscapes, sculptures, silverware and numerous portraits of the various autochtonous peoples. 0Exhibition: ING Cultuurcentrum, Kunstberg, Brussel, October 20, 2011 to February 12, 2012.
Notes: Catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition held during the Festival Europalia.Brasil at Espace culturel ING, Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 20, 2011 to Feb. 12, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275).