In Ham's Redemption, how is the abstract discussed?
Ham's Redemption, in Portuguese: A Redenção de Cam (pronounced [ɐ ʁidẽˈsɐ̃w dʒi kɐ̃]); is an oil painting made by painter Modesto Brocos in 1895. Brocos completed the work while teaching at the National School of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro.The piece deals with the controversial racial theories of the late nineteenth century, and the phenomenon of the search for the gradual "branqueamento" of the generations of the same family through miscegenation.The work earned Modesto Brocos y Gómez a gold medal at the National Salon of Fine Arts in 1895, and is an example of the direction Brazilian art took in the late nineteenth century.
miscegenation Modesto Brocos Rio de Janeiro 1895 Ham Portuguese oil painting