A living and still visible idea: the trajectory of The Surrender of Uruguaiana, by Pedro Américo, and the survival of a historical narrative through prints

This article examines the trajectory of Pedro Américo’s The Surrender of Uruguaiana, from its sketch to its physical destruction and survival through reproductive prints. By combining art history, visual culture, and nineteenth-century politics, it shows how the image, after losing its original supp...

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