João Timóteo da Costa
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João Timóteo da Costa (1879 – 20 March 1932) was an Afro-Brazilian painter and decorative artist.
Biography[]
He was born in Rio de Janeiro. His brother, Arthur Timótheo da Costa, was also a painter. They initially worked together as apprentices at the Brazilian Mint in Rio de Janeiro, where they designed stamps and created prints. He entered the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes in 1894, where his instructors included Rodolfo Amoedo, João Zeferino da Costa and Daniel Bérard (1846–1910).
He participated in the
on numerous occasions after 1906, winning several prizes; including the small gold medal.In 1911, together with his brother and the brothers Turin International exhibition, and remained in Italy for more than a year.
and , he worked on decorating the Brazilian pavilion at theAmong his other notable decorative works were the headquarters of the Fluminense Football Club, the Noble Hall of the and murals at Copacabana Palace, all in Rio de Janeiro.
His brother went insane, dying prematurely in 1920, and his daughter died at the age of six. He never fully recovered from these tragedies and also became mentally ill. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1932, in the [1]
; the same psychiatric hospital where his brother had died.Selected paintings[]
Interior of the
Landscape with Houses
Reflections of the Sun on a Hill
Ships
References[]
- ^ João Timotheo da Costa, in Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural.
External links[]
Media related to João Timóteo da Costa at Wikimedia Commons
- 1879 births
- 1932 deaths
- Brazilian painters
- Afro-Brazilian people
- Brazilian muralists
- Artists from Rio de Janeiro (city)