Santa Rita Pintor

Parreira, Carlos, 1890-1950Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 8.4K words
Chapters: 1

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Santa Rita Pintor by Carlos ParreiraAuthor: Parreira, Carlos, 1890-1950,Language: Portuguese, Class: ND: Fine Arts: Painting, Release Date: Sep 16, 2007

Editor's review

This Portuguese-language art text focuses on the painter Santa Rita Pintor and falls under the category of fine art painting. Its value lies in offering researchers an entry point to an early specialist document; in length and genre it is better suited as reference material than as a book to read through. Its strengths are a clear language and subject, making it easy to locate within Portuguese-language art literature; and as a public-domain e-book it is readily accessible, suitable for edition comparison or textual excerpting. It is typically used in library e-resource searches, in preparing supplementary materials for art history courses, or for extended browsing by those interested in early twentieth-century Portuguese painting. Note that the subject discussed and the author are close in time, so readers should ideally have basic Portuguese reading ability and a background in art history to use the information effectively. Overall, it is more a piece of the research puzzle than an introductory picture book for a general audience.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Art history researchers with Portuguese reading ability
Librarians who need to locate Portuguese-language art literature
Advanced readers interested in early twentieth-century Portuguese painting
Editors compiling and comparing editions of public-domain e-books

Not a good fit for

General readers without Portuguese who want easy reading
Art lovers expecting a richly illustrated picture-book experience
Beginners in art history who need a systematic general-history textbook

Reading tips

Look up basic biographical information on Santa Rita Pintor before entering the text to reduce comprehension obstacles.
Treat it as reference material and skim by topic or name rather than reading every page.
Read it alongside histories of Portuguese painting from the same period to fill in background.
Note down terminology and work titles as you read for later verification.

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FAQ

What language is this book written in?

According to the information, the book is in Portuguese and belongs to the fine art painting category. Readers without Portuguese reading ability will find it considerably difficult to understand; it is advisable to read with translation tools or reference materials for support.

Is this book suitable for beginning art readers?

Not really. It is closer to a specialist document than an introductory picture book and lacks step-by-step explanation. Art beginners who want to learn about the relevant painting should first read general histories, then return to this reference text.

As an e-book, what are its usage characteristics?

It comes from Project Gutenberg and is a free public-domain e-book, easy to obtain, search, and excerpt. However, electronic texts usually lack modern layout and plate captions, so readers need to supplement background information themselves.

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About the author

Parreira, Carlos, 1890-1950 Author · Portuguese · 1890–1950

Carlos Parreira (1890–1950) was a Portuguese writer whose public record in Chinese is very limited; reliable details of his life, education and career are scarce, and it is currently known only that he was born in 1890 and died in 1950. One work by him is held in the collection, Santa Rita Pintor. Judging from the title, the work appears to relate to the Portuguese modernist painter Santa Rita Pintor or to the artistic circle around him, and may concern the artist's life, work or times, though its exact genre and content remain to be verified. Overall, Parreira's profile as a writer is difficult to sketch fully because of the scarcity of material, and the reception of his work in Portuguese literary and art scholarship is unclear; further research would still depend on original Portuguese bibliographies and archives.