Benedito Calixto de Jesus was a Brazilian painter. His works usually depicted figures from Brazil and Brazilian culture, including a famous portrait of the bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho in 1923, and scenes from the coastline of São Paulo. Unlike many artists of the time, Calixto's patron was an individual other than the state, who were "the most dependable source of patronage."
Sugarcane crushing in Cacheira Farm in Campinas
Anchieta e Nóbrega na cabana de Pindobuçu
Domingos Jorge Velho
The sinking of the SS Sirio
Proclamation of the Brazilian Republic

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