Entre bandeiras e mantos: Aparecida e a identidade nacional brasileira

  In the vestments of the sacred sculptures we see national flags, such as the current mantle of Our Lady Aparecida, the patroness of Brazil, since Getulio Vargas’ nationalist government. These flags celebrate a national conformity and the sacred art and the national flags, tying religion,...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Moreira, Fuviane Galdino
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repository:Visualidades (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/47916
Online Access:https://revistas.ufg.br/VISUAL/article/view/47916
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Our Lady Aparecida
Dressed sacred sculptures
National flags
Nuestra Señora Aparecida
Esculturas sagradas trajeadas
Banderas nacionales
Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Esculturas sacras vestidas
Bandeiras nacionais
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Summary:  In the vestments of the sacred sculptures we see national flags, such as the current mantle of Our Lady Aparecida, the patroness of Brazil, since Getulio Vargas’ nationalist government. These flags celebrate a national conformity and the sacred art and the national flags, tying religion, politics and culture. Here, we will read the vestments of the Christian statuary in the Catholic Church and the State, mediated by the fabric as an aesthetic, political and religious artifact.