Brazil: Body and Soul
- ISBN-10
- 0810969335
- ISBN-13
- 9780810969339
- Series
- Brazil
- Category
- Art, Baroque
- Pages
- 600
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Author
- Edward J. Sullivan
Description
Published to accompany an exhibition to Brazilian art and culture, this volume juxtaposes Baroque masterpieces with contemporary art as well as indigenous, African and European influences, in order to explore the integration of sensory and spiritual experience in Brazilian art.
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