
NtheBraziliancasewehaveacomplicatedhouse,where apparentlysingularandevenmutuallyexclusivestylesseemto coexistinanintimaterelationship.I amafraidthatwhatwas conventionallycalledtheBaroquewasnotexhaustedinthepast, butitconstitutesaBrazilianarttotheextentthatitsstylisticsis preciselythis:Onewiththecapacitytorelate(ortointendtounite withforce,suggestivityandanincomparabledesire)thehighwith thelow theskywiththeearth thesaintwiththesinner theinterior withtheexterior theweakwiththepowerful thehumanwiththe divine,andthepastwiththepresent.

HolyVirgin,thouwhodefendtheBrightCze˛stochowa AndshineinOstraBrama! - Adam Mickiewicz (Ĭultureisadiscourse,alanguage,andassuchithasnobeginning orendandisalwaysintransformation,sinceitisalwayslooking forthewaytosignifywhatitcannotmanagetosignify. Tomyfather,whotaughtmeaboutdifferentcultures, ( Tomygrandfather,whotaughtmeaboutfreedom, ( Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Oleszkiewicz-Peralba, Małgorzata, 1954 – The Black Madonna in Latin America and Europe : tradition and transformation / Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba. Published 2007 Printed in China by Four Colour Imports, Ltd.

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