A coleção Eduardo de Martino no Museu Naval do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This research is based on the concepts Collection, Museum, Museum Object and Exhibition to reflect on the representative character and importance of Eduardo de Martino ́s Collection related to Brazilian Navy Museum at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. That work describes the trajectory of this painter, since his born in Italy as officer of the Italian Navy whose traveling to South America on a military mission, ends up establishing himself on Rio de Janeiro city, the Brazilian ́s Empire capital, during the Paraguayan War unfolds. The research analyzes the evolution of that collection, which brings together drawings and paintings with themes related to the sea and boats, which develops from the performance of De Martino as a commissioner for the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Imperial Government. This work also evaluated the conservation process of the Collection and its publicity to the public, through the participation of his works in exhibitions inside and outside the Naval Museum. The research, which also deals with the institutional history of the Naval Museum, including his headquarter, has as its main focus the realization of an updated inventory of the De Martino ́s Collection, showing images and data of all the works produced by the artist, which are documented in the Brazilian Navy Museum, allowing to watch the structure and realize an most completely set of that Collection, which has great relevance as artistic and historical patrimony, so for the Brazilian Navy as the general culture in Brazil.